Texas Department of Public Safety v. Riley

OPINION

CHAPA, Justice.

Texas Department of Public Safety appeals by way of writ of error from an order granting expunction of appellee Richard Dodd Riley’s arrest record. The question before us is whether the court erred in granting an order of expunction where the record indicates clear non-compliance with statutory requirements.

On September 28, 1987, Richard Dodd Riley applied for expunction of his arrest records pursuant to TEX.CODE CRIM.PROC.ANN. art. 55.01 et seq. On the same day, the trial court entered an Order of Expunction of appellee’s records which read:

ORDER OF EXPUNCTION

On this…