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    Oct 15, 2012, 09:23 AM
    If aressted for a crime but not charged is that being convicted of a crime
    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
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    Oct 15, 2012, 09:24 AM
    Conviction comes from the courts as a judgement.
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    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.
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    Oct 15, 2012, 09:28 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by smoothy View Post
    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
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    Oct 15, 2012, 09:29 AM
    Have you been to court over this matter?
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    Oct 15, 2012, 09:30 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Curlyben View Post
    Have you been to court over this matter ??
    Never went to court,moved outa state after
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    Oct 15, 2012, 09:31 AM
    No court, therefore NO conviction or charge.
    What might show on the background check is the arrest.
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    Oct 15, 2012, 09:33 AM
    That's what I thought, they know about it work,just wanted to get facts rite
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    Oct 15, 2012, 09:38 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by lorimoss View Post
    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.
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    Oct 15, 2012, 10:15 AM
    Pretty much its been over nine years ago
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    Oct 15, 2012, 10:38 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by lorimoss View Post
    pretty much its been over nine years ago
    So basically it was dropped and there was not any no-show on your part...
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