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lorimoss
Oct 15, 2012, 09:23 AM
I am being promoted to a manager at work and it asks if I was ever convicted of a crime. In 2003 I was arrested for possession, then in 2011 my case was refused. How should I answer the question

Curlyben
Oct 15, 2012, 09:24 AM
Conviction comes from the courts as a judgement.

smoothy
Oct 15, 2012, 09:25 AM
A conviction means you were charged and it went to trial and you lost...

Absent a court rulling in a trial declaring you guilty... there was no conviction.

lorimoss
Oct 15, 2012, 09:28 AM
A conviction means you were charged and it went to trial and you lost....

absent a court rulling in a trial declaring you guilty....there was no conviction.

But when the run a background check will it com up, because its on my record

Curlyben
Oct 15, 2012, 09:29 AM
Have you been to court over this matter?

lorimoss
Oct 15, 2012, 09:30 AM
Have you been to court over this matter ??
Never went to court,moved outa state after

Curlyben
Oct 15, 2012, 09:31 AM
No court, therefore NO conviction or charge.
What might show on the background check is the arrest.

lorimoss
Oct 15, 2012, 09:33 AM
That's what I thought, they know about it work,just wanted to get facts rite

smoothy
Oct 15, 2012, 09:38 AM
never went to court,moved outa state after

You need to elaborate on that one...

Did you have a court date you skipped out on? Otherwise moving out of state would have no bearing on this.

lorimoss
Oct 15, 2012, 10:15 AM
Pretty much its been over nine years ago

smoothy
Oct 15, 2012, 10:38 AM
pretty much its been over nine years ago

So basically it was dropped and there was not any no-show on your part...