M.t. v. People

Summary

The court held that a successfully completed and dismissed deferred judgment for an offense involving unlawful sexual behavior is a conviction under the criminal-record-sealing statute, making the related records ineligible for sealing. It reasoned that the statutory structure, history, and related sex-offender-registration provisions require this interpretation to avoid rendering the sexual-offense exception meaningless. The court affirmed the court of appeals and directed the trial court to vacate the sealing order. Justice Hobbs concurred to provide additional legislative-history analysis, while Justice Marquez dissented on the ground that the majority impermissibly added language the legislature had removed.