Legal Opinion

State v. McMahon

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 12, 1998No. 87385PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REIF, Judge.

Peter Joseph McMahon, Jr., appeals the denial of his application for the expungement of certain court and arrest records. The application listed multiple case numbers and alleged that he “was acquitted, or the charges were dismissed within one year after the arrest.” Expungement is authorized in such circumstances by 22 O.S.1991 §§ 18 and 19.

A hearing was set and notice was given to the district attorney of Tulsa County, the Tulsa Police Department (the arresting agency), and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. These agencies all opposed ex-pungement on the ground that Mr.…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Expungement of the Record of Holder v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2008
  2. Buechler v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2007
  3. In re Adoption of Supreme Court Rules for Expungement of RecordsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
  4. BRASSFIELD v. STATESupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2024
  5. Higgins v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2010

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