Legal Opinion
United States v. James P. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1991No. 90-50496PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The memorandum disposition in the above-entitled case filed June 18, 1991 is amended and redesignated a per curiam opinion.
OPINION
2Per curiam
The United States appeals an order of the district court expunging James P. Smith’s criminal record. The district court believed that under its inherent equitable powers it could expunge all record of Smith’s felony convictions, without any finding or allegation that the convictions were unconstitutional or in violation of statutory authority. The court relied on Smith’s “otherwise clean background,” the relatively minor nature of his offenses, his successful…
3Cases cited10 opinions
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