Legal Opinion
Meinken v. Burgess
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 15, 1993No. S92G1252PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears-Collins, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that a person with an incomplete arrest record can never have his arrest record expunged under OCGA § 35-3-37 (c) but instead can only have his arrest record supplemented. Burgess v. Meinken, 204 Ga. App. 600, 601-602 (420 SE2d 329) (1992). For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
In this case, Meinken was arrested for the molestation of his three-year-old daughter. The basis for the arrest was a police videotape interview with Meinken’s daughter. Meinken subsequently filed a…
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