In re R.C.’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “In all cases, except as herein provided, wherein a person has been convicted of a crime under the laws of this State and who has not been convicted of any prior or subsequent crime, whether within this State or any other jurisdiction, and has not been adjudged a disorderly person or petty disorderly person on more than two occasions may after the expiration of a period of 10 years from the date of his conviction ... present a duly verified petition ... praying that such conviction and all records and information pertaining thereto be expunged. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2a.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 329 N.J. Super. 326 - State v. NW

2. “[the laws relating to expungement] shall be construed with the primary objective of providing relief to the one-time offender who has led a life of rectitude and disassociated himself with unlawful activity, but not to create a system whereby periodic violators of the law or those who associate themselves with criminal activity have a regular means of expunging their police and criminal records.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 329 N.J. Super. 326 - State v. NW

3. “(1) [m]arijuana, where the total quantity sold, distributed or possessed with intent to sell was 25 grams or less, or (2)[h]ashish, where the total quantity sold, distributed or possessed with intent to sell was five grams or less”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 337 N.J. Super. 493 - D.A.C. v. State