STATE v. S.L.H.

No. A06-1750.

755 N.W.2d 271 (2008)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. S.L.H., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 4, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kim Ruckdaschel-Haley, Karla M. Vehrs, Lindquist & Vennum, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Lori Swanson, Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and Michael O. Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney, Linda M. Freyer, Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.

Roberta B. Walburn, Anne M. Lockner, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Council on Crime and Justice.

Daniel L. Gerdts, Brink & Gerdts, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Lindsay W. Shaw, St. Paul, MN, Charles H. Thomas, Mankato, MN, for amicus curiae Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.


OPINION

GILDEA, Justice.

Appellant S.L.H. filed a petition for expungement of the criminal records related to her fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance conviction on the ground that expungement was necessary for her to achieve her employment goals. The district court granted S.L.H.'s petition as to her criminal records held by the judicial branch but denied her petition as to her criminal records held outside the judicial branch. The court of...

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