If I was arrested for marijuana possession 6 months before the law changed, is there anyway to reopen the case under the current laws?
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Stan Helinski / McKinley Law Group
Answered 1 year ago
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Not likely. You have two issues: whether your plea was knowing, intelligent and voluntarily and, to the extent that it was not, whether your offense occured after the effective date of the de-criminalization. If your concern is the affect the charge may have on employment, etc., you may instead want to attempt to have the record sealed. Best of luck.