Legal Opinion
Farmer v. State, Department of Law, Office of the Attorney General
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 2010No. S-13203PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FABE, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
In the early 1990s, Paul Farmer was convicted of several felonies. More than ten years after completing his sentence of incarceration, followed by a term of probation, Farmer attempted to purchase a rifle. The FBI refused to authorize his purchase, presumably due to his felony convictions. Farmer then petitioned for expungement of his criminal record so that he would be able to legally purchase and possess a firearm. While acknowledging that it is an open question whether Alaska courts have inherent authority to expunge criminal records, the superior court…
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