Pitt Student’s Theft & Heroin Possession Charges Expunged After Probation

A University of Pittsburgh student was recently accused of taking items from another student’s dorm room. When the police came to investigate, the student was found with heroin on his person. He was subsequently charged with theft by unlawful taking, a misdemeanor of the second degree, and possession of heroin, an ungraded misdemeanor.

As a college student with aspirations of becoming an engineer, the defendant was worried that a criminal conviction would diminish his ability to get a job after graduation. He had never dealt with the criminal justice system before and hired Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC to represent him on these charges. Pittsburgh defense lawyer Samir Sarna represented the client on one court date in Pittsburgh Municipal Court. After negotiating with the police officer who arrested the client and the assistant district attorney, Samir was able to negotiate a withdrawal of the theft charge and probation without verdict for six (6) months for the possession of heroin charge. The client completed the six months of probation without issue and thereafter Samir was able to help him with the expungement process. The defendant maintains a clean criminal record and should not face any issues with gaining employment because of this incident.

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