Nexxone
Newbie
Okay so, I live in WA state and about 6 years ago or so I received a felony for marijuana(official charge was attempted VUCSA witch was a felony) it was a my first encounter with the law and i was able to get a deferred sentence to have the felony dismissed. i am not too court-savvy, but i completed the courts conditions to have it dismissed. This was after I took the plea deal and served a 5 day sentence and was on 2 years of inactive probation. I did complete it successfully and the felony was dismissed with prejudice. However, this has caused me problems while trying to obtain my drivers license, i had to pay extra fees and whatnot due to this whole situation. I was told by the court "dismissed with prejudice means it is like it never happened" but my real world encounters have not made me feel this way. I am concerned i will not be able to own a gun now because of this. So i would like to find out if a felony "dismissed with prejudice" after completed a deferred adjudication will cause me to lose my gun rights. Also i would like to add that marijuana is now recreational legal in my state now if that would help me restore my rights if they have been taken away from me. Any help/insight on this is greatly appreciated