Legal Opinion
Nixon Lazard v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 20, 2017No. Case 5D16-3976PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtOrfinger, J.
Nixon Lazard appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to compel the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to issue a certifícate of eligibility to seal' his criminal history record under section 943.059(2), Florida Statutes (2016). Because the FDLE erroneously denied* Lazard’s application for the certifícate, we reverse.
In 2003, after Lazard was arrested for aggravated child abuse for allegedly hitting a child he was caring for with an extension cord, the State filed an information charging him with aggravated child abuse. Lazard later pled guilty to contributing to the…
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