If you are convicted of a crime under a name other then your legal name, is the conviction still upheld?
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If you are convicted of a crime under a name other then your legal name, is the conviction still upheld?
I was sentenced in court 14 years ago and instead of using my legal name they added a Jr to my name. rt no time in my life have I been a Jr.
Asked on August 23, 2011 Michigan
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of the states if this country, the conviction of a person under one assumed name be it a maiden name, alias, or legally changed name is a conviction of that person no matter what. When a person is convicted of a crime, there is the entry of the conviction in the court's docket of that person's name, last known address date of birth and other specifics as to him or her.
In your situation, even though you were convicted and sentenced under a name that you are using presently with the exception that a "jr" is added at its end, you were still convicted of this crime as a matter of law and the prior conviction will nonetheless be upheld.
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