State v. Pierce, 06ap-931 (4-12-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} State of Ohio ("state"), plaintiff-appellant, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, in which the court granted the application for sealing of record of conviction filed by Douglas D. Pierce, defendant-appellee.

{¶ 2} In 1979, appellee was indicted on four counts of aggravated trafficking, in violation of former R.C. 2925.03. On June 18, 1979, appellee entered a guilty plea to the stipulated lesser-included offense of Count 1, aggravated trafficking, in an amount equal to or exceeding the bulk amount but less than three times the bulk amount, in…