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    Default Re: Will a First Offender Felony Stay on a Criminal Record in Georgia?

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    Before hiring an attorney, call the police station that arrested you and the clerk of the court where you were tried and just ask what is the procedure. It should be a simple one. If you are met with resistance, consult an attorney.
    Haha. Yeh man I tried calling the city pd and the county sheriff's office. The city pd was the arresting agency, but neither wanted to help me anyway. This was in the early part of this year so I can't remember what they told me but I remember it taking a whole lot of phone calls just to get them to tell me that all they know is that I am a convicted felon and they aren't showing anything about first offender's. Just a straight conviction, even though I have the paperwork right in front of me. It's kind of complicated. At one point they had me mixed up with another guy with the same name (different middle name) who wasn't paying his fines\fees for armed robbery and they were applying all of my payments to his account and none to mine. So I'm kind of wondering if the same thing is going on here. I'm going to try calling again tomorrow and ask what you told me to ask just to give it another try. Then I'll call my attorney.

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    Default Re: Will a First Offender Felony Stay on a Criminal Record in Georgia?

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    Haha. Yeh man I tried calling the city pd and the county sheriff's office. The city pd was the arresting agency, but neither wanted to help me anyway. This was in the early part of this year so I can't remember what they told me but I remember it taking a whole lot of phone calls just to get them to tell me that all they know is that I am a convicted felon and they aren't showing anything about first offender's. Just a straight conviction, even though I have the paperwork right in front of me. It's kind of complicated. At one point they had me mixed up with another guy with the same name (different middle name) who wasn't paying his fines\fees for armed robbery and they were applying all of my payments to his account and none to mine. So I'm kind of wondering if the same thing is going on here. I'm going to try calling again tomorrow and ask what you told me to ask just to give it another try. Then I'll call my attorney.
    Maybe to go to the PD and show them the papers will help, particularly if there is a screw up in names.

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    Default Re: Will a First Offender Felony Stay on a Criminal Record in Georgia?

    Sorry to keep asking questions, but I just found docket information for my case on the clerk of superior court's website. I've noticed that under "pleadings" there is "petition for discharge" and "order discharge 1st" filed by "defendant" back in march which was obviously my attorney. Can you please tell me what exactly these mean. I'm pretty sure I get the general idea but would like to know more.

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    Default Re: Will a First Offender Felony Stay on a Criminal Record in Georgia?

    Cannot be certain, but it appears that the motion was made. Call and check what the outcome was. It may just be what you are looking for.

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    Default Re: Will a First Offender Felony Stay on a Criminal Record in Georgia?

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    Cannot be certain, but it appears that the motion was made. Call and check what the outcome was. It may just be what you are looking for.
    Well after a whole lot of phone calls and not a lot of info, I decided to pay for my record today. I will pick it up tomorrow.

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    Default Re: Will a First Offender Felony Stay on a Criminal Record in Georgia?

    Well, got a copy of my record and as expected, I'm still listed as a convicted felon. Decided to try another call to my attorney's office and this time they called the probation office and found out that my PO had filed the appropriate paperwork for me. I was also told that this type of problem is common as the court system is really backed up. They also called the Clerk of Superior Court's office. I was told that it will be taken care of free of charge.

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    Default Re: Will a First Offender Felony Stay on a Criminal Record in Georgia?

    This is good news, but never take it that it will be taken care of. Stay on top of it and make sure it is done in a timely manner and correct, otherwise, anything can happen.

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