In January 2015, a new expungement standard came into effect in Minnesota. The law expanded the types of crimes eligible for expungement. It also gave courts broader power to seal records of State agencies instead of limiting the court to sealing its records anymore.
As with any new law, there were some gaps that left lawyers and judges with questions. The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently answered one of the big questions: how should the court treat felony convictions later deemed misdemeanors under Minn. Stat. § 609.13, subd. 1(2). The question was how should the court treat the...
