In Re: Expungement of Record of N.B. (Chief Judge Scarr, dissenting)

No. 23-ICA-430 – In re: Expungement of Record of N.B. FILED November 19, 2024 ASHLEY N. DEEM, CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK SCARR, C. J., dissenting: INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion because I do not believe that the short order entered by the circuit court was adequate to permit meaningful appellate review. Although the decision to grant or deny expungement is entrusted to the sound discretion of circuit courts, it is incumbent upon them to explain the basis for their decisions in sufficient detail to permit us to determine whether they…