State v. Pariag
Annotate this CaseAppellee was charged with a traffic offense, possession of drugs of abuse, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The drug charges were later dismissed. After Appellee applied to seal the records pertaining to the drug charges, the trial court ordered the records of the dismissed drug charges sealed, concluding that the conviction in the traffic case did not prevent sealing of records in the criminal case involving the drug offenses. The court of appeals affirmed. At issue on appeal was whether records of a dismissed charge may be sealed if the offense arises from or is in connection with the same act that led to a conviction on an unsealable charge. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that a trial court is precluded from sealing the record of a dismissed charge if the dismissed charge arises as the result of or in connection with the same act that supports a conviction that is exempt from sealing. Remanded.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.