State v. Leers

The state of Ohio appeals from a judgment entered by the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas expunging a prior criminal conviction of defendantappellee, Robert Leers. The state claims that the trial court erred in granting expungement because the defendant was convicted of a non-probationable offense and was ineligible to have his record sealed pursuant to R.C. 2953.36. We agree. For the reasons which follow, the judgment of the trial court is reversed.

On December 15, 1986, the defendant was arrested in an undercover operation and was subsequently indicted for the sale of marijuana in a…