{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"eric-branson","displayName":"Eric Branson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108237:2020-05-12","opinionId":"04bb415c-448e-50b4-aa0f-ba5393f2037e","slug":"eric-branson-respondent-v-director-of-revenue-state-of-missouri-appellant-108237","caseName":"Eric Branson, Respondent, vs. Director of Revenue, State of Missouri, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED108237","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-05-12","year":2020,"display_summary":"Eric Branson petitioned the circuit court to reinstate his driving privileges after a five-year revocation for driving while intoxicated. The Director of Revenue opposed, arguing Branson was ineligible due to a controlled substance conviction within the preceding five years, as per Section 302.060.1(10). The circuit court granted Branson's petition. The appellate court reversed, holding that Branson's guilty plea to possession of a controlled substance eleven days before filing his petition rendered him ineligible under the plain language of the statute, and the circuit court lacked authority to create exceptions.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","other","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=156276","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/eric-branson-respondent-v-director-of-revenue-state-of-missouri-appellant-108237","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":24,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","text: state of missouri","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"}]}