Dawkins v. United States

Appellant Gerald T. Dawkins argues in this appeal that the trial court erred in not affording him a hearing on his motion to seal his arrest record. Because we find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to hold such a hearing, we affirm.

Metropolitan Police records show that on March 4, 1985, appellant assaulted Burton Farr, Jr., by holding a gun to Farr’s head and asking the whereabouts of his roommate, Fred Shegog, who had served a prison term for murdering appellant’s father. Appellant held Farr and another person at gunpoint while searching the apartment, and left…