Legal Opinion
Michael A. Geary v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1990No. 89-1586PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Michael Geary petitioned the District Court 1 for expungement of all criminal records concerning his arrest and acquittal on a bank robbery charge thirteen years ago. The District Court denied his request without a hearing. He argues on appeal that it was an abuse of discretion for the court to deny his request without holding an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.
Congress has ordered the Attorney General to “acquire, collect, classify, and preserve” all records pertaining to a crime. 28 U.S.C. § 534(a) (1982). Our Circuit has held, however, consistent with other…
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