610.106. Suspended sentence prior to September 28, 1981, procedure to close records. - Missouri Statutes

Suspended sentence prior to September 28, 1981, procedure to closerecords.

610.106. Any person as to whom imposition of sentence wassuspended prior to September 28, 1981, may make a motion to thecourt in which the action was prosecuted after his discharge fromthe court's jurisdiction for closure of official recordspertaining to the case. If the prosecuting authority opposes themotion, an informal hearing shall be held in which technicalrules of evidence shall not apply. Having regard to the natureand circumstances of the offense and the history and character ofthe defendant and upon a finding that the ends of justice are soserved, the court may order official records pertaining to thecase to be closed, except as provided in section 610.120.

(L. 1981 H.B. 554)

(1985) Held, that a witness can be impeached by his prior guilty plea, even though he had completed probation under a suspended imposition of sentence. State v. Brooks, (A.) 694 S.W.2d 851.