昨天晚上去朋友家喝醉了,是完全不省人事的那种,我醒来的时候已经发现自己在警车上被扣上了手铐。我估计是我自己喝多了,看到别人走也跟着走出去才被抓。被关了几个小时,写了张单子说我disorderly conduct alcohol,下个月上庭。邓大律师,我想问: 1)在开庭前还有开庭时我应该要做什么? 2)我需要请律师吗? 3)我知道我犯的是misdemeanor,不是重罪,但我听人说会留案底的。我现在是undergraduate student,这会影响我申请grad school或者将来工作吗? 4)我从网上看到一些资料,对第一次犯这事的人,有机会不用留案底,是这样说的: You may also be offered if this is your first offense something called diversion/defered adjudication which is a program where if you successfully complete the probation terms, they dismiss the charge from your record, and then you can have the arrest and court record expunged. 请问邓律师您知道多点关于这个program的资料吗?例如怎么做才能申请等等。谢谢
Mr Deng is busy, let me answer this for you.
Yes, Misdemeanor will get your trouble, because most employers today will do throughly background check. Not only they will ask you about employement record, but also your police record, including DUI or any law breaking.
The only thing you can do is keep your other record clean, including credit, drugs, criminal, driving and GPA.
Other than that, you are an *****, you need to take responsibility for what you committ, right?