California Courts of Appeal
Mar. 6, 2015
Appeals court reluctantly denies veteran's bid to seal criminal record
A man's exemplary military record in Iraq and Kuwait should be enough to seal past crimes he committed as a teenager, the 6th District Court of Appeal has ruled. But current law prevents the court from doing so.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A man's exemplary military record in Iraq and Kuwait should be enough to seal past crimes he committed as a teenager, the 6th District Court of Appeal has ruled. But current law prevents the court from doing so.
In a published opinion Tuesday, the 6th District invited the state Legislature to modify policy that denies the appellant - listed only as "G.Y." - his request to seal a crimina...
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