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 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 no_danger_to_person_offense(
item: Union[CRecord, Charge],
within_years: int,
penalty_limit: int,
conviction_limit: int,
) -> Decision:
"""
Individual is not eligible for sealing if they have been convicted within 20 years of an offense
punishable by imprisonment of seven or more years which is an offense under Article B of Part II.
18 Pa.C.S. 9122.1(b)(2)(A)(I)
A charge is not eligible for sealing if it is a conviction for an Article B of Part II (danger to the person)
TODO currently sealing functions don't evaluate the time requirements (penalty_limit or within_years). B/C charges don't know when they happened.
Args:
item: A criminal record or a single Charge
within_years: Person cannot have been convicted of the relevant offense within this number of years..
penalty_limit: This rule applies to offenses with a sentence equal or greater than this limit.
conviction_limit: The max number of times a peron can have this conviction before failing the rule.
"""
# Suppose `item` is a whole Record.
try:
decision = Decision(
name=
"No convictions in the record for article B offenses, felonies or punishable by more than 7 years, in the last 20 years.",
reasoning=[
no_danger_to_person_offense(charge,
within_years=within_years,
penalty_limit=penalty_limit,
conviction_limit=conviction_limit)
for case in item.cases for charge in case.charges
])
decision.value = all(decision.reasoning)
except AttributeError:
# `item` is probably a charge.
decision = Decision(
name="Is this not a conviction for an Article B offense")
try:
if (item.get_statute_chapter() == 18
and item.get_statute_section() > 2300
and item.get_statute_section() < 3300
and item.is_conviction()):
decision.value = False
decision.reasoning = f"Statute {item.statute} is an Article B conviction"
else:
decison.value = True
decison.reasoning = f"Statute {item.statute} appears not to be an Article B conviction."
except:
decision.value = True
decision.reasoning = f"Couldn't read the statute {item.statute}, so its probably not Article B."
return decision
def no_sexual_offense(
item: Union[CRecord, Charge],
penalty_limit: int,
conviction_limit: int,
within_years: int,
) -> Decision:
"""
No disqualifying convictions for sexual offenses.
No sealing a conviction if it was punishable by more than two years for offenses under
42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9799.14 (relating to sexual offenses and tier system) and
9799.55 (relating to registration). 18 Pa.C.S. 9122.1(b)(1)(iv)
No sealing a record if it contains any conviction within 20 years for a felony or
offense punishable >= 7 years, for offenses under 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9799.14 (relating to sexual
offenses and tier system) and 9799.55 (relating to registration). 18 PaCS 9122.1(b)(2)(ii)(A)(IV)
Returns:
True if the charge was NOT a disqualifying offense, or if the record does NOT contain any
disqulifying offenses.
"""
# 18 Pa.C.S. 9799.14 and 9799.55 relate to quite a few other offenses.
tiered_sex_offenses = ["2901a.1", "2902b",
"2903b", "2904", "2910b", "3011b", "3121", "3122.1b", "3123",
"3124.1", "3124.2a", "3124.2a.1", "3124.2a2", "3124.2a3",
"3125", "3126a1", "3126a2", "3126a3", "3126a4", "3126a5",
"3126a6", "3126a7", "3126a8", "4302b", "5902b", "5902b.1",
"5903a3ii", "5903a4ii", "5903a5ii", "5903a6", "6301a1ii",
"6312", "6318", "6320", "7507.1"]
# presume item is a Charge
try:
decision = Decision(name="This charge is not a disqualifying sexual or registration offense?")
patt = re.compile(r"^(?P<chapt>\d+)\s*§\s(?P<section>\d+\.?\d*)\s*(?P<subsections>[\(\)A-Za-z0-9\.]+).*")
matches = patt.match(item.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 = [item.is_conviction(),
item.get_statute_chapter() == 18,
this_offense in tiered_sex_offenses]
decision.value = not all(decision.reasoning)
except AttributeError:
# item is a CRecord
decision = Decision(
name=(f"Not convicted within {within_years} more than {conviction_limit} times " +
f"of certain sexual or registration-related offenses punishable by {penalty_limit} years"),
reasoning = [no_sexual_offense(charge, penalty_limit=penalty_limit, conviction_limit=conviction_limit, within_years=within_years)
for case in item.cases for charge in case.charges
if case.years_passed_disposition() <= within_years]
)
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
def is_misdemeanor_or_ungraded(charge: Charge) -> Decision:
"""
Sealing only available for 'qualifying misdemeanor or an ungraded offense which
carries a maximum penalty of no more than five years'. Pa.C.S. 9122.1(a).
This only really checks if the offense was an M or ungraded. It doesn't know the maximum
penalty of an offense.
"""
decision = Decision(
name=
"The offense is a misdemeanor or nongraded offense w/ a penalty of <= 5 years."
)
if re.match("^M", charge.grade):
decision.reasoning = "Charge is a misdemeanor"
decision.value = True
elif charge.grade.strip() == "":
decision.reasoning = "Charge is ungraded. But be careful - we don't know the maximum penalty for the offense."
decision.value = True
else:
decision.reasoning = "Charge is neither a misdemeanor nor ungraded."
decision.value = False
return decision
def set_grade(self) -> Decision:
""" Ensure the grade property of this Charge is set and return a decision explaining how it was set.
Many charges are ungraded because of clerical deficiencies, especially in Philadelphia.
Knowing the grade of an offense is critical to many parts of an analysis.
If a charge already has a grade assigned, this function will simply return it. If the charge
does not yet have a grade assigned, then this function will assign one using a database to guess the
appropriate grade.
If the function cannot find the right grade, the empty string will be assigned.
The function will return a Decision explaining how it set the grade.
"""
d = Decision(name=f"Grade for the offense, {self.statute}")
if self.grade is not None and self.grade != "":
d.value = self.grade
d.reasoning = f"A grade of {self.grade} is already assigned."
else:
grades = guess_grade(self)
self.grade = grades[0][0]
d.value = self.grade
d.reasoning = f"Assigned {self.grade}, with probablity {grades[0][1]}. Other possibilities are {grades[1:]}."
return d
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 no_f1_convictions(crecord: CRecord) -> Decision:
"""
Any conviction for Murder, any F1 conviction, or any conviction punishable by imprisonment of
more than 20 years disqualifies a record from sealing.
18 Pa.C.S. 9122.1(b)(2)(i)
This method only checks for F1 and murder convictions,
not for convictions punishable by more than 20 years which are not F1 or murder.
"""
decision = Decision(name="No F1 or murder convictions in the record?")
decision.reasoning = [
not_felony1(charge) and not_murder(charge) for case in crecord.cases
for charge in case.charges
]
decision.value = all(decision.reasoning)
return decision
def any_felony_convictions_n_years(crecord: CRecord, years: int) -> Decision:
"""
Were there any felony convictions in the last `years` years?
Implemented for triaging.
Args:
crecord: a Criminal Record.
years: The threshold number of years to consider
Return:
A Decision that is True if there were felony convictions within `years` years.
"""
decision = Decision(name=f"Were there any felony convictions within {years}")
decision.reasoning = [
is_felony_conviction(charge) and case.years_passed_disposition() > years
for case in crecord.cases
for charge in case.charges
]
decision.value = all(decision.reasoning)
return decision
def seal_convictions(crecord: CRecord) -> Tuple[CRecord, Decision]:
"""
Pa.C.S. 9122.1 provides for petition-based sealing of records when certain
conditions are met.
Paragraph (a) provides a general rule that sealing is available when someone has been free of conviction for 10 years of certain offenses, and has paid fines and costs.
Returns:
A Decision. The decision's name is "Sealable Convictions". Its `value` is a list of the Cases and
charges that are selable from `crecord`.
Its `reasoning` is a list of all the decisions relating to the whole record, and all the decisions
relating to each case.
TODO Paragraph (b)(2) provides conditions that disqualify a person's whole record from sealing.
TODO Paragraph (b)(1) provides conditions that exclude convictions from sealing.
"""
conclusion = Decision(
name="Convictions can be sealed under the Clean Slate reforms.",
value=[])
mod_rec = CRecord(person=crecord.person, cases=[])
# Requirements for sealing any part of a record
conclusion.reasoning = [
ten_years_since_last_conviction(crecord), # 18 Pa.C.S. 9122.1(a)
fines_and_costs_paid(crecord), # 18 Pa.C.S. 9122.1(a)
no_f1_convictions(crecord), # 18 Pa.C.S. 9122.1(b)(2)(i)
no_danger_to_person_offense(
crecord, penalty_limit=7, conviction_limit=1, within_years=20
),
no_offense_against_family(
crecord, penalty_limit=7, conviction_limit=1, within_years=20
),
no_firearms_offense(
crecord, penalty_limit=7, conviction_limit=1, within_years=20
),
no_sexual_offense(
crecord, penalty_limit=7, conviction_limit=1, within_years=20
),
offenses_punishable_by_two_or_more_years(
crecord, conviction_limit=4, within_years=20
),
offenses_punishable_by_two_or_more_years(
crecord, conviction_limit=2, within_years=15
),
no_indecent_exposure(crecord, conviction_limit=1, within_years=15),
no_sexual_intercourse_w_animal(crecord, conviction_limit=1, within_years=15),
no_failure_to_register(crecord, conviction_limit=1, within_years=15),
no_weapons_of_escape(crecord, conviction_limit=1, within_years=15),
no_abuse_of_corpse(crecord, conviction_limit=1, within_years=15),
no_paramilitary_training(crecord, conviction_limit=1, within_years=15),
]
if all(conclusion.reasoning):
for case in crecord.cases:
# The sealability of each case is its own decision
case_decision = Decision(
name=f"Sealing case {case.docket_number}", reasoning=[]
)
# create copies of a case that don't include any charges.
# sealable or unsealable charges will be added to these.
sealable_parts_of_case = case.partialcopy()
unsealable_parts_of_case = case.partialcopy()
for charge in case.charges:
# The sealability of each charge is its own Decision.
charge_decision = Decision(name=f"Sealing charge {charge.offense}")
# Conditions that determine whether this charge is sealable
# See 91 Pa.C.S. 9122.1(b)(1)
charge_decision.reasoning = [
charge.set_grade(),
is_misdemeanor_or_ungraded(charge),
no_danger_to_person_offense(
charge,
penalty_limit=2,
conviction_limit=1,
within_years=float("Inf"),
),
no_offense_against_family(
charge,
penalty_limit=2,
conviction_limit=1,
within_years=float("Inf"),
),
no_firearms_offense(
charge,
penalty_limit=2,
conviction_limit=1,
within_years=float("Inf"),
),
no_sexual_offense(
charge,
penalty_limit=2,
conviction_limit=1,
within_years=float("Inf"),
),
no_corruption_of_minors_offense(
charge,
penalty_limit=2,
conviction_limit=1,
within_years=float("Inf"),
),
]
if all(charge_decision.reasoning):
charge_decision.value = "Sealable"
sealable_parts_of_case.charges.append(charge)
# N.B. Appending charge, not deepcopy(charge), because I don't think
# the overhead is neccessary. But that could turn out to be wrong someday.
else:
charge_decision.value = "Not sealable"
unsealable_parts_of_case.charges.append(charge)
case_decision.reasoning.append(charge_decision)
if all([reason.value == "Sealable" for reason in case_decision.reasoning]):
# All the charges in the current case are sealable.
case_decision.value = "All charges sealable"
conclusion.value.append(Sealing(client=crecord.person, cases=[sealable_parts_of_case]))
elif any(
[reason.value == "Sealable" for reason in case_decision.reasoning]
):
# At least one charge in the current case is sealable.
case_decision.value = "Some charges sealable"
mod_rec.cases.append(unsealable_parts_of_case)
conclusion.value.append(Sealing(client=crecord.person, cases=[sealable_parts_of_case]))
else:
case_decision.value = "No charges sealable"
mod_rec.cases.append(unsealable_parts_of_case)
conclusion.reasoning.append(case_decision)
return mod_rec, conclusion