Commonwealth v. Waughtel

OPINION BY BENDER, J.:

¶ 1 James Waughtel (Appellant) appeals from the order, dated June 30, 2009, denying his request to expunge charges from his record. Appellant claims that the balancing test set forth in Commonwealth v. Wexler, 494 Pa. 325, 431 A.2d 877 (1981), applies to the circumstances here and that because the Commonwealth failed to present any justification for retaining Appellant’s record, the trial court erred in denying his expungement petition. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

¶ 2 On December 4, 2000, Appellant was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, three…