Cameron Scott Bolin v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court held that the Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act applies retroactively to misdemeanor records but not to felony records because the legislature expressly addressed misdemeanors and did not provide equivalent language for felonies. It reversed and remanded for the circuit court to apply the former Community Punishment Act to the felony and to determine whether Bolin satisfied the statutory requirements for sealing his misdemeanor records. The ex post facto argument concerning the felony was moot because the court rejected retroactive application. Chief Justice Hannah, joined by Justice Wynne, would have applied the Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act prospectively to Bolin's felony petition but agreed that the misdemeanor issue should be remanded.