Graffiti used to demonstrate expungements from a D.C. criminal defense attorney

Are criminal records ever truly expunged?

Jamison KoehlerCriminal Procedure

Use of the phrase “expungement of a criminal record” suggests that the record in question is truly erased/obliterated such that it no longer exists. Whether this actually happens – both practically-speaking and from a legal standpoint – is a bit more complicated.

Graffiti used to demonstrate expungements from a D.C. criminal defense attorney

Dealing with the crazies in C10

Jamison KoehlerCriminal Procedure, D.C. Superior Court

With almost 100 people making their way through arraignment court every day, it is inevitable that there will be a melt-down or two. After all, we are dealing with people who are finishing what for many of them will be the worst day of their lives.