State v. A.C.H.

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.*

The state appeals an order granting respondent’s petition to expunge executive-branch records, contending that the proceedings were not decided in favor of respondent.1 Because the expungement in the circumstances of this case is not permitted by statute or pursuant to the court’s inherent powers, we reverse.

FACTS

In July 2001, respondent A.C.H. and three other young adults stole golf equipment from Tartan Park Golf Course. Approximately two months after the theft, and after they admitted their offense and attempted restitution, the youths were charged with felony theft.…