Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Brett Scott
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 27, 2015No. 14-14-00930-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Tracy Christopher, Justice
•In this appeal from an order denying a petition for expunction, the question is whether a person may. have his arrest record expunged if the only, basis for the person’s arrest is that he was apprehended in Texas .as a fugitive from another state. We hold ¡that Texas law does not currently allow for such relief. Because the trial court reached the same conclusion, we affirm the order denying the petition for expunction.
BACKGROUND
Appellant pleaded guilty to a felony assault. charge in the state of California, where he received a suspended sentence of three,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Michigan v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Presidio Independent School District v. ScottTexas Supreme Court · 2010
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. J.H.J., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
- Harris County District Attorney v. Lacafta, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Ex Parte Cedric Delno Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2018
- Ex Parte L.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2017
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