geekntrouble
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Hi i recently received a misdemeanor charge for assault. I am worried because 8 years ago i received 2 misdemeanors in another state. I had to hire a lawyer who got my charges reduced down. He actually told me that i needed him since i had 2 charges simultaneously to get that accomplished. Anyhow even tho i have 0 misdemeanors on my record will this come up in the new case that i was once CHaRGED w/ a previous misdemeanor? Also what are the negative aspects of having a misdemeanor on your record? I would like to attend Grad school one day and maybe even become a teacher. Is my future in jeopardy? Also i don't know if i should hire a private lawyer again, it seemed like he didn't do much, all he did was say something briefly about me and that i would agree to do community service and pay restitution. Why wouldn't a court appointed lawyer do the same? Or even just defend myself? The case is really a joke there was no intent to injure anyone and no one did get injured, but the bottom line is thats the charge at hand. I can't see how difficult it would be to get this reduced to a disorderly conduct or somethign like that, pay a fine and go home. However i am not sure for the above reasons stated, thus my reason for posting to this site. Thanks for any replies!
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