State v. Boykin

{¶ 1} The issue in this appeal is whether a gubernatorial pardon automatically entitles the recipient to have the record of the pardoned conviction sealed. We hold that the sealing of a record is not an entitlement that flows from a pardon.

I. Case Background

{¶ 2} Appellant, Montoya Boykin, was convicted six times between 1987 and 2007 for different offenses. In January 2007, she filed an application for executive clemency with the Ohio Adult Parole Authority, requesting a pardon for four of those convictions. Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland granted the pardon. At issue in this case is…