State v. Burr

HORTON, j.

The defendant, Richard R. Burr, petitioned the Superior Court (Morrill, J.) for annulment of his criminal record. Relying on 1994 amendments to the statute governing annulment petitions, the superior court denied the defendant’s petition without prejudice. See Laws 1994, ch. 224 (currently codified at RSA 651:5 (1996)) (the new statute). On appeal, the defendant argues that the superior court erred in applying the new statute because the defendant relied on a prior version of the statute in agreeing to plead guilty in 1989. See RSA 651:5 (Supp. 1989) (the prior statute). We affirm.

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