def is_conviction(charge: Charge) -> Decision:
return Decision(
name=f"Is this charge for {charge.offense} a conviction?",
value=charge.is_conviction(),
reasoning=
f"The charge's disposition {charge.disposition} indicates a conviction"
if charge.is_conviction() else
f"The charge's disposition {charge.disposition} indicates its not a conviction.",
)
def no_corruption_of_minors_offense(
charge: Charge, penalty_limit: int, conviction_limit: int, within_years: int
) -> Decision:
"""
No disqualifying convictions for corruption of minors.
No sealing a conviction if it was punishable by more than two years for offenses under
section 6301(a)(1), corruption of minors. 18 Pa.C.S. 9122.1(b)(1)(v)
Returns:
a True Decision if the charge was NOT a disqualifying offense. Otherwise a False Decision.
"""
decision = Decision(name="This charge is not a disqualifying corruption of minors offense?")
patt = re.compile(r"^(?P<chapt>\d+)\s*§\s(?P<section>\d+\.?\d*)\s*(?P<subsections>[\(\)A-Za-z0-9\.]+).*")
matches = patt.match(charge.statute)
if not matches:
decision.reasoning = "This doesn't appear to be one of the tiered sex offense statutes."
decision.value = True
else:
this_offense = matches.group("section") + matches.group("subsections").replace("(","").replace(")","")
decision.reasoning = [charge.is_conviction(),
charge.get_statute_chapter() == 18,
this_offense == "6301a1"]
decision.value = not all(decision.reasoning)
return decision
def not_felony1(charge: Charge) -> Decision:
"""
Any F1 graded offense disqualifies a whole record from sealing. 18 PA Code 9122.1(b)(2)(i)
Returns:
a True decision if the charge was NOT a felony1 conviction.
"""
decision = Decision(name="Is the charge an F1 conviction?")
if charge.grade.strip() == "":
decision.value = False
decision.reasoning = (
"The charge's grade is unknown, so we don't know its *not* an F1."
)
elif re.match("F1", charge.grade):
if charge.is_conviction():
decision.value = False
decision.reasoning = "The charge is an F1 conviction"
else:
decision.value = True
decision.reasoning = (
f"The charge was F1, but the disposition was {charge.disposition}"
)
else:
decision.value = True
decision.reasoning = f"The charge is {charge.grade}, which is not F1"
return decision
def is_felony_conviction(charge: Charge) -> Decision:
"""
Was `charge` a felony conviction
Args:
charge: A Charge.
Return:
A Decision that is True if the charge is a felony conviction.
"""
decision = Decision(name=f"Was the charge [{charge.offense}, {charge.grade}, {charge.disposition}] a felony conviction?")
decision.reasoning = [
re.match("F", charge.grade, re.IGNORECASE),
charge.is_conviction(),
]
decision.value = all(decision.reasoning)
return decision
def not_murder(charge: Charge) -> Decision:
"""
Checks if a charge was a conviction for murder.
Returns true if the charge was NOT a murder conviction.
TODO The Expungement Generator's test is for the statute 18 PaCS 1502. Does the implementation here even work? Need to find real murder convictions to see.
"""
decision = Decision(name="Is the charge NOT a murder conviction?")
if charge.is_conviction():
if re.match("murder", charge.offense, re.IGNORECASE):
decision.value = False
decision.reasoning = "The charge was a murder conviction."
else:
decision.value = True
decision.reasoning = "Conviction for something other than murder."
else:
decision.value = True
decision.reasoning = "Not a conviction."
return decision
