STATE v. M.D.T.

No. A11-1285.

831 N.W.2d 276 (2013)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant, v. M.D.T., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 22, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, MN; and Kathleen A. Kusz , Nobles County Attorney, Kimberly S. Pehrson , Travis J. Smith , Assistant Nobles County Attorneys, Worthington, MN, for appellant.

Daniel A. Birkholz , Jacob Birkholz , Birkholz Law, LLC, Saint James, MN, for respondent.

David P. Swenson , Katherine S. Barrett Wiik , Adam Welle , Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, and Emily Baxter , Council on Crime and Justice, Minneapolis, MN, for amici curiae Council on Crime and Justice, Legal Rights Center, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition, Minnesota State Public Defender, Minnesota Restorative Services Coalition, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota, Regional Native Public Defense Corporation, Volunteer Lawyers Network, and William Mitchell Law Clinic.


OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

This case arises from respondent M.D.T.'s petition to expunge records relating to her aggravated forgery conviction. The district court granted M.D.T.'s request and ordered "[a]ll official records" to "be sealed and their existence ... be disclosed only by court order." The court of appeals affirmed the district court. State v. M.D.T., 815 N.W.2d 628 (Minn.App. 2012). Because we conclude...

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