expunction
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Justice James Kitchens, one of the four justices supporting expunction, said the effect of gubernatorial pardons in Mississippi has been diminished.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 25, 2015
Justice Leslie King said there is no state law that allows for an expunction after a criminal defendant receives an executive pardon.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2014
She said no state law provides for expunction upon the grant of an executive pardon.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2014
Justice James Kitchens, in a dissent, argued that there are state and federal court decisions that support a determination that a pardon renders a conviction moot and mandates expunction.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2014
This double use of expunction and cancellation is not uncommon in our oldest manuscripts.
From A Sixth-Century Fragment of the Letters of Pliny the Younger A Study of Six Leaves of an Uncial Manuscript Preserved in the Pierpont Morgan Library New York by E. A. (Elias Avery) Lowe
