COA: Man not entitled to have restricted access to OWI conviction

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Because a man committed another crime while on probation, he failed to satisfy the obligations imposed as part of his sentence, so he did not qualify to have access to his conviction records restricted under Indiana Code 35-38-8, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed.

Austin Pittman was convicted of Class C misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content of 0.10 or more in December 2000. He was placed on probation, with terms that he abstain from the consumption of alcohol. But he was charged with Class D felony operating while intoxicated with a BAC of 0.10 or more in March 2001. In March 2013, he petitioned to restrict access to the record of conviction for the misdemeanor. The trial court denied his petition based on his subsequent conviction of OWI after the initial conviction.