A Judge Cannot Deny Your Request to Seal Your Record Simply Because Adjudication was Withheld

           In the case of Anderson v. State of Florida, a judge denied Mr. Anderson's petition to seal his criminal record because he had already received a "break" from the criminal-justice system when adjudication was withheld in his case and when he was allowed to successfully terminate his probation early.  Anderson appealed.  An article that I wrote on my website Florida Criminal Records:  Frequently Asked Questions looks at why a court of appeals decided that Anderson's petition should have been granted.