L.H. v. State

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant L.H. appeals the order of the Craighead County Chancery Court, Western District, Juvenile Division, adjudicating him delinquent of the offense of battery in the second degree, a Class D felony, and placing him on probation. For reversal, Appellant argues that the chancellor erred in refusing to order that the adjudication record be sealed and expunged pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-901 (Supp. 1997), upon successful completion of his probation. This appeal presents an issue of first impression, requiring this court to interpret an act of the General…