US citizenship application with a recent arrest record need legal advice please!!

MsMay

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Hi I've been visiting this site for almost a month hoping to find an answer regarding about my concern..
I was a GC holder since 2007 married to a US cz man, we've been married for 8yrs(he was diagnosed w PTSD and has bipolar cause mostly our arguments).
I'm a law abiding individual never been in any trouble in my life up untill may 2014. We went to California for a couple of days vacation and it was a great times, not knowing nightmare is about to come, the night before our flight back home we had a heated argument inside our hotel over stupid reason,my 5yr old daughter was inside our room,
during the argument he got a small scratch from me, He then called the receptionist to call the cops on me for DV, I was confident that I won't get In trouble it's because his 300lbs/6ft tall and I'm only 100lbs/5"2 and what can they charge me for?(obviously I'm clueless).
my daughter was crying the entire time,her father wants to take her and I wasn't letting him go w/ my daughter.
when the cops came we're both calm,They talked to us separately, I only told them it's just a stupid argument..he push me so then I push him back and thats about it,
I have no idea what he had said to the cops but he sure did said a lot against me..I was confident everything is going to be fine.
After hours of questioning Next time I know the cops handcuff me they were rude and mean towards me, over heard them laughing at my situation while I was inside the police car, I started crying, frightened and confuse,one of the cops said your husband will no longer press the charge but we will,took me to jail booked,fingerprinted and the lady in jail told me I was charge for Felony and willful cruelty to a child(child abuse),for what aruing w my husband??
I'm completely shock and didn't see this coming. I had a clean record, big dreams and here I come facing felony/child abuse.my bail was $50k, I couldn't afford it,
My husband and my daughter flew back to our hometown after I got arrested and left alone in Ca jail.
I had to stay and wait for my trial spent 4days in jail, went to the court house for trial but I did not see the judge I was told by an officer I have no case and let go the same day.
I Went to the courthouse got court disposition..
I was relieve and happy when they let me go,I'm back with my husband and my daughter and still leaving together,I'm going back to college this fall and hoping to find a job since I lost my other job after I got arrested.
My question is I wanted to apply for citizenship soon after I get my arrest record expunge, will I get approve for citizenship despite of the arrest record but NO CHARGES/CASE FILED? How unlikely will I get approved?or should I wait?

Grateful for any helpful answer I get..and thank you in advance.
Ps: sorry for the long letter and my broken English..:)
 
The question is were you convicted or not? What does the court disposition say?

If you were convicted, then u have little or no chance applying now, you would have to wait 3 years (5 years if u no longer married). If you weren't convicted, then you have a good chance.
 
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