Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 27-81, (1981)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided June 22, 1981PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD G. BJORKLUND, Administrator Law Enforcement ServicesDivision Department of Justice
You have asked my opinion on the following question:
Does a circuit court in the State of Wisconsin have inherent authority to order expunction of criminal conviction records where sec. 973.015, Stats., is not applicable?
I have concluded for the reasons set forth below that it does not.
Section 973.015(1), Stats., entitled Misdemeanors, special disposition, provides as follows:(1) When a person under the age of 21 at the time of the commission of an offense for which the person has been found guilty in a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Don Morrow v. District of Columbia, in the Matter of Harry T. Alexander, Judge, District of Columbia Court of General SessionsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Brydonjack v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929
- In re CannonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
- In Re Integration of the Nebraska State Bar Ass'nNebraska Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. LeitnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002