State v. Jonathan Villeneuve

¶ 1. Defendant appeals the denial of his motion to seal the record of his 2001 conviction for lewd and lascivious conduct with a child on the ground that the underlying conduct took place prior to his attaining the age of twenty-one. The State concedes that the trial court erred in denying the application based on its conclusion that a conviction for a listed crime as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 5301 is not eligible for sealing under the language of 33 V.S.A. § 5119(g)(2). We reverse and remand.

¶ 2. On December 26, 2001, defendant pleaded guilty to lewd and lascivious conduct with a child.…