State v. J.B.

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1405

Syllabus

Criminal law—R.C. 2953.32—Application for sealing of records of convictions—R.C. 2953.32 does not prohibit trial court from considering number and nature of an applicant's convictions when balancing interests of government and applicant—State's failure to object to application does not prohibit trial court from considering government's interest in maintaining records pertaining to applicant's conviction—Court of appeals improperly substituted its judgment for trial court's when conducting abuse-of-discretion review of trial court's judgment on application to seal record of conviction—Court of appeals' judgment reversed in part.