Q: Who/where do i contact to get a copy of proof of dismal of my charges in san angelo texas?
My boyfriend was selling pot. The DEA agent who was there told him point blank we can see from your phone and hers she has Nothing to do with this but if you dont roll we will charge her as hard as we can. 6 months later i got a letter in the mail said charges were dismissed due to lack of evidence then they appealed behind my back 3 months before they legally had to drop it and got their charges to stick.
Also where can i go to have it removed? I NEVER GOT FINGER PRINTED, I NEVER WENT TO THE STATION, I SAT HANDCUFFED IN THE BACK OF A COP CAR FOR 4 HOURS THATS IT.
A:
If you were arrested by state or local police in San Angelo, and felony charges were filed against you, then the signed dismissal (and other documents related to your arrest) should be in the office of the "District Clerk" for Tom Green County. Misdemeanor records should be in the office of the "County Clerk." The process for having records of a dismissed case removed is named "expunction" and you become eligible for it after the statute of limitations period passes. That is two years for misdemeanors and three years for most felonies but you can find the specifics in Chapter 12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Records can be expunged earlier than the limitations period when the prosecution either recommends expunction or certifies that the records are not needed to prosecute someone else. A criminal defense attorney who is local to San Angelo should be able to help you with that.
If you were arrested by FEDERAL law enforcement agents like the DEA then you may be out of luck on removing the records because, as far as I know, the feds do not have any mechanism for expunction. I believe there is a federal courthouse in San Angelo so the clerk's office of that court would be the first place to look for dismissal paperwork.
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