Commonwealth v. Hughes

SUGERMAN, Judge:

Appellant, on appeal, contends that the lower court committed error in dismissing his petition to expunge his arrest record without holding a hearing thereon.

To properly assess Appellant’s contention, we must briefly recount the facts. Bearing in mind that the lower court held no hearing upon Appellant’s petition, and there is thus no record, we glean the facts from the petition, the answer thereto filed by the Commonwealth and the opinion of the lower court.

Appellant was arrested in Montgomery County by an officer of the Whitemarsh Township police department upon a charge of…