{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"gary-l-mitchell","displayName":"Gary L. Mitchell","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc97631:2020-02-04","opinionId":"d4c79338-f021-51d0-a65f-41af9d46b182","slug":"gary-l-mitchell-appellant-v-don-phillips-respondent-c97631","caseName":"Gary L. Mitchell, Appellant, vs. Don Phillips, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC97631","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2020-02-04","year":2020,"display_summary":"Gary L. Mitchell appealed the dismissal of his petition for declaratory judgment, seeking a declaration of his right to a parole hearing. Mitchell argued that the repeal of section 195.295.3, RSMo 2000, which had previously rendered him parole ineligible, should be applied retroactively. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, holding that Mitchell's parole ineligibility was an integral part of his original sentence and thus could not be retroactively altered by the statute's repeal. The Court also clarified that section 1.160, RSMo, is inapplicable to sentences in final judgments.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","civil-procedure","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=149813","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/gary-l-mitchell-appellant-v-don-phillips-respondent-c97631","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: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"},{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81049:2019-01-08","opinionId":"4331ecee-0dee-5928-bc1c-4640b81a0c4b","slug":"gary-l-mitchell-v-kenny-jones-d81049","caseName":"Gary L. Mitchell\nvs.\nKenny Jones","caseNumber":"WD81049","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-01-08","year":2019,"display_summary":"Gary L. Mitchell, a prior drug offender, sought a declaratory judgment arguing that the repeal of a statute making him ineligible for parole should apply retroactively, allowing him immediate parole consideration. The trial court dismissed his petition, finding that the repeal constituted a change in punishment and thus, under section 1.160, RSMo, did not apply retroactively. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's dismissal, agreeing that the repealed statute was part of the substantive law governing Mitchell's offense and its punishment, and ordered the case transferred to the Missouri Supreme Court.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=135343","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/gary-l-mitchell-v-kenny-jones-d81049","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":"appellant"}]}