Asked 4/19/2016 – Dallas, TX

i was charged with a felony conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. It was the first time I had ever been in trouble. I was 17 and drunk at the time of arrest and confessed, thinking because I changed my mind and didn’t go into the store and was on my way home I would be in less trouble. So my parents hired a lawyer. Went to court numerous times it seemed like forever. The felony charge was dropped to a class c misdemeanor (ucw). At the end my parents and I were under the assumption that I got deferred adjudication probation and after completing it nothing would be on my record. That was not the case. Looking at court papers years later I got regular probation. My dps record shows the felony charge with no court data or disposition and the misdemeanor dosen’t appear. I understand what I did was wrong. I was young and stupid and influenced by the wrong people. I paid for my crime. Having a felony on my record is holding me back. I feel I shouldn’t still be paying for my crime.

Answer

A final conviction is just that: final. Expunction or non-disclosure are not available. The only way to remove this from your criminal record is via pardon from the Governor.