Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Magdon
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 4, 1983No. 637PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERCONE, President Judge:
This appeal presents us with the question of whether an individual who was arrested and convicted of a crime may be granted expungement of his conviction records. Consistent with established precedent, we hold today that there is no authority for granting this form of relief to an individual convicted of a crime.
On September 29, 1972, appellant pleaded guilty to a charge of selling marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act. Act of April 14, 1972, P.L. 233, No. 64 § 13, 35 P.S. § 780-113 (1977). He was sentenced by the Court of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Wisconsin v. ConstantineauSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Nancy Sullivan v. C. Francis Murphy, Corporation Counsel of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Dale B. Menard v. John N. Mitchell and John Edgar HooverCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Commonwealth v. WexlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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