Brooklyn DA Announces Program to Expunge Thousands of Low-Level Pot Convictions
In a first for New York, anyone with convictions of low-level possession will be eligible to file a motion to vacate their convictions as well as dismiss the underlying charges.
September 07, 2018 at 05:48 PM
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The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office has announced a program to allow those with low-level marijuana possession convictions to clean them from their records, which could clean the records of some 20,000 offenders as well as further divide the city's five district attorneys in terms of how they approach marijuana cases.
In a first for New York, anyone with convictions of low-level possession will be eligible to file a motion to vacate their convictions as well as dismiss the underlying charges, all with the consent of the DA, according to a release from the office.
“As we move away from criminalizing low-level possession and use of marijuana, we cannot forget those who carry a conviction for conduct that is no longer being prosecuted,” said Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez in the release. “That criminal record can seriously impede a person's ability to get a job, education, housing and other important services.”
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