Ex parte Wolf
The trial court correctly granted the defendant's petition for habeas-corpus
relief based on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim four years
after his adjudication for stealing clothing from a department store
while in college.At the time of the original trial, the defendant told defense
counsel that he needed to resolve the case in a way that would enable
him to clear his record so that he could work in the banking and
securities industry after college. Defense counsel did not pursue
either of the options (a pretrial diversion or a Class C special
expense) that would have allowed for a later expungement of the
defendant's record.
