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Expungement In Pennsylvania After Pardon: Excluded By Clean Slate Limited Access, Joseph H. O’Donnell
Expungement In Pennsylvania After Pardon: Excluded By Clean Slate Limited Access, Joseph H. O’Donnell
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
Pennsylvania law provides several methods to protect or dispose of a criminal record. Methods to protect a criminal record from public view include expungement, limited access, clean slate limited access, and pardon. Expungement is a relatively limited right in Pennsylvania, but individuals do have a right to expungement upon receipt of a governor’s pardon. This right was created by case law. However, not every state follows this model. The recently enacted Clean Slate Limited Access Act created automated sealing for certain offenses, including cases where the Governor issued a pardon. This created a system of double protection for criminal records …
Book Review: The Strange Case Of Dr. Paul Schoeppe, Robert E. Rains
Book Review: The Strange Case Of Dr. Paul Schoeppe, Robert E. Rains
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
Book Review of The Strange Case of Dr. Paul Schoeppe, by Mark W. Podvia, with a foreword by William E. Butler.