First and Last Time Offender - Illinois

[dpgdodg187]

I made a huge mistake and I regret putting my hands on my ex-girlfriend but it doesn't change the fact it happened. In May of 07 I made the silly mistake of thinking it was okay to hit my girlfriend back after she spent most of the evening yelling and hitting me. Her ex-husband was a police officer in the are we live so I was dealt with fast. I was sentenced to 2 years of probation, anger management classes, and fines. With most of my retribution taken care of I know find it hard to find jobs in the specific area of expertise I was apart of before and I am very interested in trying to clean up my record once my probation time has expired so I can not only move forward with my life by seeking greater sources of employment. Please if anyone has any helpful tidbits of information they are willing to share that might help me in my plight to not only move on but become a better person dont hesitate to do so.

[cyjeff]

In most jurisdictions, DV cases cannot be expunged. You can try for a governor's pardon, but I wouldn't even bother.