State v. Harris

The single question in this appeal is whether a person convicted of theft in office in violation of R.C. 2921.41 1 is entitled to have the record of his conviction sealed under R.C. 2953.31 through 2953.36.

Defendant-appellee, Robert A. Harris, pleaded guilty to theft in office of $122, and on January 8, 1976, he was placed on probation for two years under a suspended sentence. He was duly discharged from probation and restored to his rights of citizenship at the end of the two-year period. Three years later, he applied under R.C. 2953.32 2 to the sentencing court for the sealing of the record…