M.T. v. People, 269 P.3d 1219

MT pleaded guilty under a deferred judgment to attempted sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust; the charged sexual assault on a child was dismissed.
MT completed the deferred judgment four years later, and the charge was dismissed with prejudice.
MT filed a petition to seal the criminal records under § 24-72-808(1), which the district court granted despite the prosecutor's objection.
The court of appeals held MT’s records pertain to a conviction for which the factual basis involved unlawful sexual behavior and thus could not be sealed.
This Court affirms, holding that the term 'conviction' for Exception (8)(c) includes deferred judgments, and thus sealing is barred.
The case is remanded to vacate the sealing order in MT’s criminal case.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether a successfully completed and dismissed deferred judgment is a conviction for sealing purposes	MT argues the deferred judgment is not a conviction once dismissed.	People argues the deferred judgment falls within 'conviction' under Exception (8)(c).	Conviction includes deferred judgments for Exception (8)(c).

Hafelfinger v. Dist. Court, 674 P.2d 375 (Colo. 1984) (acceptance of guilty plea in deferred context constitutes a conviction)
People v. Allaire, 843 P.2d 38 (Colo. App. 1992) (deferred judgment-related convictions treated as convictions)
Davidson v. Dill, 503 P.2d 157 (Colo. 1972) (privacy considerations for arrest records and balancing public interest)
People v. Madden, 111 P.3d 452 (Colo. 2005) (statutory construction approach to meaning of terms)