Burgess v. Meinken

Carley, Presiding Judge.

Appellee was indicted in DeKalb County but, pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-170 (b), he was subsequently acquitted by operation of law. Thereafter, appellee requested appellant DeKalb County Police Department and appellant Chief of Police of DeKalb County to expunge his arrest record. When appellants declined to do so, appellee appealed to the superior court. Finding that appellee’s “arrest record is inaccurate and misleading in that it does not reflect the disposition of this case,” the trial court ordered that appellee’s arrest record be expunged. Appellants appeal to this…