Commonwealth v. Landis

COFFROTH, P. J.,

The question here is whether a court has inherent power to expunge and destroy the judicial record of a criminal conviction, in the absence of statutory authority.

Defendant was indicted on three counts of violation of the Drug Act of April 14, 1972, and a fourth count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The first two drug counts were nol prossed; defendant pleaded guilty to the third drug count and to the fourth count, and was placed on probation. He now has an opportunity to go into the Air Force, but may not be accepted unless the records of all drug counts are…