{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"doris-falkenrath-warden-jefferson-city-correctional-center","displayName":"Doris Falkenrath, Warden, Jefferson City Correctional Center","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86437:2023-09-26","opinionId":"1e2be813-4acb-522c-a4a8-457fb8c64463","slug":"bernard-williams-v-doris-falkenrath-warden-jefferson-city-correctional-ce-d86437","caseName":"Bernard Williams\nvs.\nDoris Falkenrath, Warden, Jefferson City Correctional Center","caseNumber":"WD86437","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2023-09-26","year":2023,"display_summary":"Bernard Williams, convicted in 1989, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus arguing he was wrongly classified as a Class X offender, which required him to serve 80% of his sentences before parole eligibility. He contended the classification relied on a statute enacted after his crimes, violating ex post facto principles. The appellate court granted Williams' petition, holding that applying later-enacted statutes to restrict parole eligibility is unconstitutional and that his claim was not procedurally defaulted despite prior denials. The court ordered the underlying judgment modified to remove the Class X offender designation.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","other","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=201433","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/bernard-williams-v-doris-falkenrath-warden-jefferson-city-correctional-ce-d86437","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}