{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official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":"ja","displayName":"J.A.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82606:2019-12-17","opinionId":"367de5ee-9e17-5a08-a78b-dec593055285","slug":"ja-v-missouri-department-of-corrections-missouri-state-highway-patrol-and-d82606","caseName":"J.A.\nvs.\nMissouri Department of Corrections, Missouri State highway Patrol and Pettis county Prosecutor","caseNumber":"WD82606","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-12-17","year":2019,"display_summary":"J.A. appealed the circuit court's dismissal of his petition to expunge a 1970 felony conviction for drug possession. The circuit court had found J.A. ineligible based on a 1976 felony conviction, interpreting the seven-year statutory period to run forward from the completion of the prior disposition. The appellate court reversed, clarifying that the seven-year period for expungement eligibility runs backward from the date the petition is filed, consistent with recent precedent. The case was remanded with instructions to grant the expungement.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=147396","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/ja-v-missouri-department-of-corrections-missouri-state-highway-patrol-and-d82606","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}