State v. N.J.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, State of Ohio, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas which granted defendant-appellee's, N.J., application to seal the record of his conviction for three felonies in case No. 05CR-2827. For the following reasons, we reverse.

I. Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 2} On October 6, 1999, N.J. was found guilty on a plea of no contest to one count of failing to comply with housing code while permitting occupancy of a dwelling, in violation of Columbus City Code 4509.01, a third-degree misdemeanor, in case No. 1999ERB-074213.

{¶ 3} On May 1, 2006,…