State v. Petrou

The defendant-appellant, James S. Petrou, was convicted of permitting drug abuse, R.C. 2925.13(A), a first degree misdemeanor. Thereafter, he was convicted of disorderly conduct by intoxication under a municipal ordinance similar to R.C. 2917.11(B), a minor misdemeanor. Petrou applied to the trial court for an expungement of the drug abuse conviction. Expungement was denied on the basis that Petrou did not have the requisite status of a “first offender.” Petrou appeals claiming that the legislature did not intend to include minor misdemeanor convictions, such as status offenses and traffic…