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State v. Skinner

Citations

  • 632 A.2d 82
  • 1993 Del. LEXIS 408

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  • noting that a review of expungement decisions from other states suggests that entitlement is controlled by express statutory limitations
  • noting that a review of expungement decisions from other states suggests that entitlement is controlled by express statutory limitations
  • “A pardon ‘involves forgiveness and not forgetfulness’ and it does not ‘wipe the slate clean.’ ”
  • superseded by a statute that allows for discretionary expungement, Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 4375
  • “A pardon involves forgiveness[,] ... not forgetfulness!,] • • • ⅛ does not wipe the slate clean.”
  • “A pardon involves forgiveness[,] . . . not forgetfulness[,] . . . it does not wipe the slate clean.”

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Judges: Veasey, Horsey, Walsh

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