State v. Bryant

OPINION

HOWARD, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant Jerry Bryant appeals from the trial court’s order granting the Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) motion to vacate a prior order expunging Bryant’s deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile from the state DNA database. Bryant argues that the trial court erred in vacating its earlier expungement order because the court lacked jurisdiction to grant DPS’s motion. We agree and vacate the trial court’s order dated January 24, 2008. 1

Background

¶ 2 Between November 2005 and February 2006, Bryant was convicted of various class six undesignated drug offenses. He…