A criminal record can hold you back in a number of different ways. Most notably a criminal record can hurt your chances of employment, even if your case is old and even if you won your case. In my instances even the fact that you were charged with a crime is enough to prevent job opportunities.
A criminal record may also impact your housing opportunities as many landlords will look at your public criminal record before renting to you.
Even some lenders will run a background check before deciding to loan you money.






