EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Ten years ago a jury found Aaron Scruggs not guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Two years ago Scruggs, then as now in state custody on an unrelated charge, asked the district court in which the trial occurred to expunge his arrest record. The judge declined, observing that acquittal — the only reason Scruggs gave for his request — is an insufficient reason for expurgation.
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