Texas Department of Public Safety v. J.H.J.

OPINION

JEFF BROWN, Justice.

The Texas Department of Public Safety appeals from a trial court judgment that expunged the arrest and probation records of appellee J.H.J. Because appellee does not meet the statutory expunction requirements, and because we have no equitable power to extend the protections the ex-punction statute affords, we must reverse the trial court’s judgment and render judgment denying appellee’s expunction request.

BACKGROUND

On March 31, 2000, J.H.J. entered a plea of guilty/nolo contendere to a charge of Class B misdemeanor theft. The trial judge deferred an adjudication of…