Legal Opinion
Aaron B. Scruggs v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 3, 1991No. 89-2695PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Ten years ago a jury found Aaron Scruggs not guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Two years ago Scruggs, then as now in state custody on an unrelated charge, asked the district court in which the trial occurred to expunge his arrest record. The judge declined, observing that acquittal — the only reason Scruggs gave for his request — is an insufficient reason for expurgation.
Neither the parties nor the district court inquired into subject-matter jurisdiction. What is the basis of this suit? The criminal case ended in 1981. Scruggs did not…
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