Legal Opinion
In Re: Petition of A.N.T. for Expungement of Records
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 5, 2017No. 16-0147PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice Ketehum:
In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the Circuit Court of Ohio County erred by granting the respondent, A.N.T.’s, 1 request to expunge her criminal records. The State asserts that the circuit court lacked the authority to order expungement. Upon review, it is clear that the circuit court had no authority, by statute or its inherent power, to order expungement of A.N.T.’s criminal records. Therefore, we reverse the circuit court’s order.
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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This case arises from a single incident on the night of August 15, 2014, in which then…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States v. Thomas Alan SumnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Dale B. Menard v. William B. Saxbe, Attorney General of the United States and Clarence M. KelleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- United States v. James P. LinnCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by14 opinions
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