Kelly’s Client Receives Stay of Adjudication – Conviction to be Dismissed Upon Completion of Probation with Pre-Agreed Expungement

Kelly’s client, a registered nurse, was charged with Fifth Degree Procurement of a Controlled Substance by Fraud or Deceit and Theft of a Controlled Substance, for allegedly diverting Tramadol from the clinic where she worked. Both felonies were punishable with up to 5 years’ in prison and $10,000 fines. Kelly was able to negotiate a plea to just one of the counts, and also convince the court to stay adjudication, with the result that her client’s guilty plea to the remaining count will be dismissed upon successful completion of two year’s supervised probation. Kelly also negotiated a pre-agreed ‘automatic’ expungement upon request following discharge from probation.