Question: Expungements- I was arrested in 1995 for writing a worthless check in the amount of $63. I paid bail and I did not go to court, was not given a court date. I was denied a job because of the arrest record. I applied for an expungement and was denied. The reason a guilty plea cannot be expunged. I never plead guilty anywhere...Is there anything that can be done? This happened in GA, Clayton County.

Answer: Sure. Now you can retain an attorney to research and correct a 16 year old problem. The cost will probably be in the neighborhood of $ 3500 or more. The attorney must pull records of the arrest, conviction and verify that there is evidence that you appeared in court. I suspect that when you were released there was soem arcane procedure in place for the court to enter a plea IF you failed to come back to court. However, you can challenge everything that happened to you, and probably undo all of it. But at a high cost. Good luck.

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