Commonwealth v. Pon
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In this case, the Supreme Judicial Court set forth a new standard for determining when substantial justice would best be served by the sealing of certain criminal records under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, 100C after concluding that the stringent standard for discretionary sealing articulated nearly twenty years ago no longer achieves the proper balance of interests. Here, Defendant filed a petition to seal his criminal record pursuant to chapter 276, section 100C due to its impact on his employment opportunities. The judge denied the petition. Although Defendant attained desired relief through another process, the Supreme Judicial Court exercised its discretion to revisit the standard for discretionary sealing pursuant to chapter 276, section 100C.
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