Caldwell v. State

I

Harvey Caldwell, Jr. pleaded guilty to burglary in 1979. His 1988 Petition for Expungement was denied by the sentencing court. He appeals from that denial, asking this Court to enunciate the power of a Circuit Court to expunge a criminal record. There is a statute granting Circuit Courts the power to expunge criminal records resulting from guilty pleas if certain conditions are met. A thorough reading of that statute, along with the record in this case, reveals no error; accordingly, we affirm.

II

On September 25, 1979, twenty-two (22) year old Harry Caldwell, Jr. [Caldwell] was indicted by a…