Legal Opinion

In re: Expungement Petition of Dione W.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 30, 2019No. 2182/18Published

1Opinion of the Court

In re Expungement Petition of Dione W., No. 2182, Sept. Term, 2018. Opinion by Arthur, J. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – EXPUNGEMENT A petition for expungement may typically not be granted unless the petitioner is entitled to expungement of each charge in the unit. Two or more charges that arise from the same incident, transaction, or set of facts are considered a unit. However, Md. Code (2001, 2008 Repl. Vol.), § 10-107 of the Criminal Procedure Article permits a court to expunge the charges if the charge in which the petitioner is not entitled to have expunged is a minor traffic violation that arises…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ward v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1977
  2. Reid v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2018

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