My question involves criminal law for the state of: Connecticut
I was arrested back in 1989 for possession of an eighth of an ounce of marijuana (young and stupid) and failed to realize it would permanently go on my record as a Felony Conviction!
I heard somewhere that if a previous law was repealed and the offense decriminalized, that I could apply for an erasure of the record. I found this in the Conn General Statutes:
"Sec. 54-142d. Destruction of record of decriminalized offense. Whenever any person has been convicted of an offense in any court in this state and such offense has been decriminalized subsequent to the date of such conviction, such person may file a petition with the superior court at the location in which such conviction was effected, or with the superior court at the location having custody of the records of such conviction or with the records center of the Judicial Department if such conviction was in the Court of Common Pleas, Circuit Court, municipal court or by a trial justice, for an order of erasure, and the Superior Court or records center of the Judicial Department shall direct all police and court records and records of the state's or prosecuting attorney pertaining to such case to be physically destroyed."
Unfortunately, I have no money for an attorney. I've searched the web up and down and couldn't find ANY instructions to guide me to "file a petition with the superior court" where the offense was settled, for "an order of erasure" for anything other than a Juvenile matter. Does anyone have any resources of any kind that might help me in completing this process for an adult? I've looked at the option for getting a Pardon, and that would take at least 12 months and require me to get a ton of documents and referrals from acquaintances that I would rather not disclose the stupid mistake in my youth to.
I truly appreciate any help you could give me. Thank you.

