State v. J.C.H.

FRANK, Acting Chief Judge.

The state has appealed from a trial court ruling that granted J.C.H.’s petition to seal his court and criminal history records. We affirm the sealing of the records but remand for the trial court to make requisite constitutional findings.

This case was initiated in 1990, when J.C.H.’s probation had been terminated five years early. The trial judge at that time indicated a willingness to seal the defendant’s records under the statute then in effect, section 943.058, Florida Statutes (1989), but she was persuaded to delay until the entire probationary period had passed.…