State v. Frazier

ELMORE, Judge.

At issue is a 2009 order of expungement of Wade Dwayne Frazier’s (defendant) 1998 charge of accessory after the fact to murder. We hold that the order of expungement was granted in error and reverse' the order; the charge will remain on defendant’s record.

On 16 February 1998, defendant, as a 16-year-old, pled guilty to the felony offense of accessory after the fact to murder. On 25 March 2009, defendant filed a petition pursuant to Session Law 2008-214. At the time defendant filed his petition, Session Law 2008-214 established that N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-50.30(a) would read, in…