CHESLER v. PEOPLE

No. 1-98-1018.

722 N.E.2d 668 (1999)

309 Ill. App.3d 145

242 Ill.Dec. 884

Jack CHESLER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Respondent-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied December 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Shearer, Jr., Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, William Toffenetti and Kathryn M. Morrissey, of counsel), for Appellee.


Presiding Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to expunge his arrest record. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

We address the following issue: when addressing a petition to expunge an arrest record, to what extent, if at all, may a court consider the petitioner's behavior after he is released without being convicted or after he has completed supervision. We conclude that a...

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