{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"cass-county-clerk-jeff-fletcher","displayName":"Cass County Clerk Jeff Fletcher","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc100594:2024-06-10","opinionId":"2e8d3c2a-0d92-5d1d-b130-d60ff29c4982","slug":"cass-county-clerk-jeff-fletcher-respondent-v-herschel-young-appellant-100594","caseName":"Cass County Clerk Jeff Fletcher, Respondent, v. Herschel Young, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC100594","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2024-06-10","year":2024,"display_summary":"Herschel Young, who previously pleaded guilty to a felony, sought to be a candidate for public office despite receiving a gubernatorial pardon for the conviction. The Cass County Clerk filed a petition for declaratory judgment, and the circuit court determined Young was not qualified under Missouri law. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed, holding that while a pardon extinguishes a conviction, it does not erase the fact of a guilty plea, which is the basis for disqualification under section 115.306.1. The Court also found Young's equal protection claim was not preserved for appellate review.","primaryTopic":"other","topicSlugs":["other","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=208873","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/cass-county-clerk-jeff-fletcher-respondent-v-herschel-young-appellant-100594","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":26,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","text: felony","text: conviction"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}