· 11/13/1972
Davidson v. Dill
Citations
- 503 P.2d 157
- 180 Colo. 123
- 1972 Colo. LEXIS 660
How courts have described this case
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- noting that 75% of employment agencies surveyed refused to refer an applicant with an arrest record
- espousing a balancing test for a situation involving an individual who had been arrested for and was subsequently acquitted of loitering
- weighing the individual's right to privacy against the state's interest in maintaining records
- acknowledging acquitted person's constitutional right to privacy in arrest records and holding that a court must balance this right against the state's interest in maintaining such records for law enforcement
- in cease «predating statute, supreme court recognized that harm to acquitted person from refusal to expunge arrest records could outweigh public interest in retaining the records
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Judges: Lee
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