In re White, 05AP-365.

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals (Ohio)
Writing for the CourtFrench
Citation846 N.E.2d 93,165 Ohio App.3d 288,2006 Ohio 233
PartiesIn re WHITE; State of Ohio, Appellant.
Docket NumberNo. 05AP-365.,05AP-365.
Decision Date24 January 2006
846 N.E.2d 93
165 Ohio App.3d 288
2006-Ohio-233
In re WHITE; State of Ohio, Appellant.
No. 05AP-365.
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth District, Franklin County.
Decided January 24, 2006.

Page 94

Yvette D. White, pro se.

Ron O'Brien, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Richard Termuhlen II, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

FRENCH, Judge.


{¶ 1} Appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals from the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, whereby the trial court granted an application to seal records in favor of appellee, Yvette D. White.

{¶ 2} Appellee filed an application to seal records pertaining to a felony theft conviction in case No. 92CR-09-4448. Appellant filed a written objection to the application, and the trial court held a hearing on the matter.

{¶ 3} At the hearing, the trial court acknowledged that appellee still owed restitution on the theft offense. Thus, the trial court initially told appellee: "[A]t this point in time I can't grant your request." However, the trial court ultimately decided:

Let me do this. [Appellant] isn't here. I will teach him a lesson. I am going to grant this. [Appellant] will appeal this, and I will be overturned. The Court of Appeals will not let me do this.

In that short period of time you may be able to get a job. If you can, then it will come back here, and I will have to get you back in the courtroom, and then we can talk about the restitution aspect.

{¶ 4} Accordingly, the trial court granted appellee's application to seal records pertaining to her felony theft conviction. Appellant appeals, raising one assignment of error:

A court lacks jurisdiction to seal the record when the applicant has not made restitution as required by the sentencing entry.

{¶ 5} In its single assignment of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred by granting appellee's application to seal records pertaining to her felony theft conviction because appellee still owed restitution. We agree.

{¶ 6} Under R.C. 2953.32(A)(1):

[A] first offender may apply to the sentencing court if convicted in this state * * * for the sealing of the conviction record. Application may be made at the expiration of three years after the offender's final discharge if convicted of a felony, or at the expiration of one year after the offender's final discharge if convicted of a misdemeanor.

{¶ 7} An offender is not finally discharged for purposes of R.C. 2953.32(A)(1) if the offender still owes...

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  • State v. Aguirre, s. 2013–0870
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Ohio
    • October 22, 2014
    ...for sealing of record properly denied; restitution owed to Bureau of Workers' Compensation had not been fully paid); In re White, 165 Ohio App.3d 288, 846 N.E.2d 93 (10th Dist.2006) (sealing application properly denied; applicant had not received final discharge because court-ordered restit......
  • State v. Taylor, 15AP-1017
    • United States
    • United States Court of Appeals (Ohio)
    • June 30, 2016
    ...133 Ohio App.3d 618, 619 (8th Dist.1999); Black at ¶ 10; State v. Jordan, 10th Dist. No. 07AP-584, 2007-Ohio-6383, ¶ 7; In re White, 165 Ohio App.3d 288, 2006-Ohio-233, ¶ 7 (10th Dist.). In Gainey, the applicant for the sealing of records had not completed her community service at the time ......
  • State v. J.L., 19AP-91
    • United States
    • United States Court of Appeals (Ohio)
    • June 25, 2020
    ...of restitution. State v. Aguirre, 144 Ohio St.3d 179, 2014-Ohio-4603, syllabus; C.L.W. at ¶ 10, citing Aguirre at ¶ 19; In re White, 165 Ohio App.3d 288, 2006-Ohio-233, ¶ 7 (10th Dist.), citing State v. Wallace, 8th Dist. No. 79669 (Dec. 6, 2001); State v. Pettis, 133 Ohio App.3d 618, 619-2......
  • State v. Jordan, 2007 Ohio 6383 (Ohio App. 11/29/2007), 07AP-584.
    • United States
    • United States Court of Appeals (Ohio)
    • November 29, 2007
    ..."[a]n offender is not finally discharged for purposes of R.C. 2953.32(A)(1) if the offender still owes restitution." In re White, 165 Ohio App.3d 288, 2006-Ohio-233, 846 N.E.2d 93, ¶7. See, also, Willowick v. Langford (1984), 15 Ohio App.3d 33, 15 OBR 55, 472 N.E.2d 387, syllabus; State v. ......
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  • State v. Aguirre, s. 2013–0870
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Ohio
    • October 22, 2014
    ...for sealing of record properly denied; restitution owed to Bureau of Workers' Compensation had not been fully paid); In re White, 165 Ohio App.3d 288, 846 N.E.2d 93 (10th Dist.2006) (sealing application properly denied; applicant had not received final discharge because court-ordered restit......
  • State v. Taylor, 15AP-1017
    • United States
    • United States Court of Appeals (Ohio)
    • June 30, 2016
    ...133 Ohio App.3d 618, 619 (8th Dist.1999); Black at ¶ 10; State v. Jordan, 10th Dist. No. 07AP-584, 2007-Ohio-6383, ¶ 7; In re White, 165 Ohio App.3d 288, 2006-Ohio-233, ¶ 7 (10th Dist.). In Gainey, the applicant for the sealing of records had not completed her community service at the time ......
  • State v. J.L., 19AP-91
    • United States
    • United States Court of Appeals (Ohio)
    • June 25, 2020
    ...of restitution. State v. Aguirre, 144 Ohio St.3d 179, 2014-Ohio-4603, syllabus; C.L.W. at ¶ 10, citing Aguirre at ¶ 19; In re White, 165 Ohio App.3d 288, 2006-Ohio-233, ¶ 7 (10th Dist.), citing State v. Wallace, 8th Dist. No. 79669 (Dec. 6, 2001); State v. Pettis, 133 Ohio App.3d 618, 619-2......
  • State v. Jordan, 2007 Ohio 6383 (Ohio App. 11/29/2007), 07AP-584.
    • United States
    • United States Court of Appeals (Ohio)
    • November 29, 2007
    ..."[a]n offender is not finally discharged for purposes of R.C. 2953.32(A)(1) if the offender still owes restitution." In re White, 165 Ohio App.3d 288, 2006-Ohio-233, 846 N.E.2d 93, ¶7. See, also, Willowick v. Langford (1984), 15 Ohio App.3d 33, 15 OBR 55, 472 N.E.2d 387, syllabus; State v. ......
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