Good moral standing and dates out of the US

[rich68]

Hello folks,

I am going to file my N-400 petition after 10/1/08 but I am a little concerned about the section 10 questions. I answered yes to 16 through 18 because I was charged and convicted of a public drunk offense and charged but not convicted (charges were dropped) of indecent exposure about 4 years ago. I AM NOT A PERVE! I stopped for a couple of beers after work with some friends and stopped for a pee in an unused, dark parking lot. A police car pulled in while I was peeing and after my field sobriety test the officer charged me with public drunk and indecent exposure (I did not get charged with a DUI). I will make all of this clear in my application. So, my question is: Do you think that I will be denied for lack of good moral character? The indecent exposure charge was expunged.

Also, how do I get the dates that I was not in the US tied down? My passport is stamped when I re-entered the US but not when I entered the UK. I never left for more than three weeks.

[Ron Gotcher]

I don't see this as a problem. If for no other reason, you weren't convicted and we presume innocence absent a conviction.

[rich68]

Ron, I was convicted of the public drunk offence (paib $100 fine, $102 costs). Do you think that i will be OK to apply?

[Ron Gotcher]

That is not a bar to establishing good moral character.