State v. L.W.J.

OPINION

DIETZEN, Judge.

Appellant challenges the district court’s order granting respondent’s petition to expunge her criminal records, arguing that the district court lacked both statutory authority to expunge court records and inherent authority to expunge executive-branch records. Because we conclude that the district court lacked statutory authority under Minn.Stat. § 609A.03 to expunge respondent’s court records and lacked inherent authority to expunge executive-branch records, we reverse.

FACTS

In April 2002, appellant State of Minnesota charged respondent L.W.J. with gross-misdemeanor…