State v. Chambers

MAUGHAN, Justice:

This matter comes to us as an appeal from an order of the trial court expunging defendant’s criminal record, and denying the State’s motion for a stay of that order. The trial court proceeded under the provisions of Section 77-35-17, U.C.A.1953, as amended.

Defendant entered a plea of guilty to two charges of felony, viz., making a profit of public money and of misusing public funds. Upon motion of the prosecuting attorney eight other charges were dismissed. The court then sentenced defendant to two indeterminate terms in the state penitentiary, the sentences to run…