{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"john-newton","displayName":"John Newton","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81343:2019-04-16","opinionId":"85e99015-a0a4-5e2c-a638-12442b18a07a","slug":"john-newton-v-missouri-department-of-corrections-d81343","caseName":"John Newton\nvs.\nMissouri Department of Corrections","caseNumber":"WD81343","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-04-16","year":2019,"display_summary":"John Newton appealed the summary judgment granted to the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC), which denied his petition for declaratory judgment. Newton alleged the DOC miscalculated the start date of his 120-day Institutional Treatment Center program, thereby preventing his successful completion and statutory discharge to probation. The appellate court affirmed, holding that while the DOC did miscalculate the 120-day period, Newton's claim did not present a justiciable controversy entitling him to declaratory relief, as his entitlement to probation was contingent on unfulfilled conditions and speculative.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","summary-judgment","appellate-procedure","criminal-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=139134","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/john-newton-v-missouri-department-of-corrections-d81343","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}