Irvin v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

In July 1982, appellant pleaded guilty to a felony and was sentenced to imprisonment for five (5) years under the Youthful Offender Alternative Service Act of 1975. Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 43-2339 to -2349 (Supp. 1982). Under the Act appellant was immediately eligible for parole. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-2342(c). Upon completion of his five-year sentence he was entitled to have the record of conviction expunged. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-2344. Appellant completed his sentence without incident. There is no showing whether the record was in fact expunged.

In October 1987, appellant…