Robbery convictions in Rhode Island are generally NOT eligible for expungement. Robbery is classified as a crime of violence under R.I. Gen. Laws, and crimes of violence are categorically excluded from the expungement framework. The Attorney General would object to any expungement petition for a robbery conviction, and the petition would almost certainly be denied. The only paths to clearing a robbery from your record are dismissal before conviction, acquittal at trial, or executive clemency through the Governor. This is one of the most important reasons to fight a robbery charge aggressively at the trial stage rather than accepting a plea.
