Oklahoma Expungement Blog – News & Articles
We work daily to protect and defend Oklahomans accused of a crime. Just as often, we’re fighting for the reputation, good name and livelihood of families. The following articles are meant to help inform our clients of their rights and options for expungement. Find articles and meaningful content on: Oklahoma DUI expungement, previous successful expungement cases, the Oklahoma pardon process, interesting stories in and around Oklahoma, prison overcrowding and much more. If you have a past that need buried, let us help.
Conviction Rates on the Rise
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS HAVE FELONY CONVICTIONS? If you find yourself in jail looking for bail on felony charges, you can rest assured you are not alone in the U.S. in the 21st-century. Although it is difficult to source accurate data regarding crime rates in the...
DUI Expungement – A twist on the normal process
Do you want to erase EVERYTHING related to your DUI case? DUIs take a little bit more to expunge than normal cases. Contact our Oklahoma City Expungement attorney Bob Wyatt or our Tulsa Expungement Attorney Clint James to find out how.
Does An Expungement Cover Disciplinary Records?
Tulsa Expungement Lawyer Clint James takes a look at an Attorney General Opinion regarding whether or not disciplinary records are eligible for expungement.
Life After Conviction
Life After Conviction After you have been arrested, charged, and subsequently convicted of a crime, your life tends to take on a different path. As the saying goes, "you can't unring the bell." However, a criminal conviction does not have to hold you back in every...
Testifying In Your Own Criminal Trial
Testifying In Your Own Criminal Trial When you have been charged with a crime, it is natural to want to clear your name. People often feel they need to speak out and denounce the charges. In Oklahoma criminal trials, that is not exactly a good idea. People,...
Questions About Expungements
Questions About Expungements It sort of sounds self explanatory, but there may be more to it than you think. Here at Bury Your Past we are going to go over some frequently asked questions about expungements. What Does An Expungement Mean? An expungement is when...
Clearing Your Criminal Record
Clearing Your Criminal Record Expungement, expunction, it goes by many names. But we all know what it means right? Clearing your criminal record. The laws on this seem to be ever changing in Oklahoma. At one point in time you needed a full pardon even if your charge...
Oklahoma Juvenile Expungement
Oklahoma Juvenile Expungement There are so many things that make it all too easy for a child to get in trouble. Curiosity, being a rebellious teen, peer pressure, you name it. It all goes back to that age old adage, "being grown up isn't half as hard as growing up."...
Restore Your Reputation
Restore Your Reputation Without doubt, reputation is one of the most important things you have to possess. Certainly, building a positive reputation is vital to living a functional, productive, happy life. But, sometimes things can go a little off the rails. Whether...
Does Felony Expungement Restore My Gun Rights?
Does Felony Expungement Restore My Gun Rights? If you receive a felony conviction, you lose certain civil rights. One of these is the right to own a gun. And so, people who seek to clear their record often ask, "Does felony expungement restore my gun rights?" Like the...
