State v. M.D.T.
Annotate this CasePursuant to a plea agreement, the district court convicted Respondent of aggravated forgery. After Respondent was discharged from probation, she filed a second petition for expungement of her criminal record. The district court granted Respondent's motion to expunge her criminal records, finding that sealing Respondent's record would yield a benefit commensurate with the disadvantages to the public. The court of appeals affirmed, holding that the district court had the inherent authority to expunge Respondent's criminal records held in the executive branch. The Supreme Court reversed in part, holding that because expungement of Respondent's criminal records held in the executive branch is not necessary to the performance of a unique judicial function, the district court did not have the authority to expunge Respondent's records held in the executive branch.
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