Legal Opinion
State v. Breazeale
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 22, 2000No. 18159-6-III, 18160-0-IIIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
We reverse a superior court order denying a motion to hold the Washington State Patrol in contempt for defying the court’s order to expunge decades-old criminal records. Both appellants were convicted, and their convictions dismissed, before implementation of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA). Trial judges are authorized to expunge criminal records for pre-SRA convictions under RCW 9.95.240, and for post-SRA convictions under RCW 9.94A.230. The SRA version of the statute permits the court to vacate the information; the pre-SRA statute permits dismissal of the information. This, the…
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