State v. Bissantz

We have before us two questions. The first question posed is whether a public official convicted of bribery in office under R.C. 2921.02(B) may obtain expungement of his record. The second question is whether an order of expungement may restore the privilege to hold public office to an individual convicted of bribery in office. We answer the first question in the affirmative and the second in the negative.

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We conclude that both the trial court and the court of appeals correctly held that a conviction of bribery in office may be expunged. The applicable statutory framework with respect to the…