Commonwealth v. Moto

OPINION

Justice McCAFFERY.

The Commonwealth appeals from the order of the Superior Court reversing the trial court’s denial of the petition filed by Vincent A. Moto (“Appellee”) to expunge his criminal record. Because we hold that the Superior Court erred in reversing the trial court, we now reverse the order of the Superior Court.

In 1987, a jury convicted Appellee of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, robbery, and criminal conspiracy, following which the court imposed a sentence of 12 to 24 years’ imprisonment. These convictions and sentence arose from the following circumstances.…