State v. Yackley

The sole question is whether under R.C. 2953.31 et seq., prior to the 1984 amendment, a conviction for violating R.C. 4511.19 barred the expungement of the record of a conviction of another criminal offense. We answer this query affirmatively and affirm the decision of the court of appeals.

Prior to the 1984 amendment, R.C. 2953.31 et seq. provided for expungement of a defendant’s record of conviction upon a finding (among other things) that the applicant was a first offender. 135 Ohio Laws, Part I, 70. R.C. 2953.31 defined a “first offender” for purposes of R.C. 2953.31 to 2953.36 as “* * *…