{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"kevin-e-riley","displayName":"Kevin E. Riley","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81743:2020-04-28","opinionId":"378fa100-95a3-5de9-a3a8-f0c25752b182","slug":"kevin-e-riley-v-missouri-department-of-correction-d81743","caseName":"Kevin E. Riley\nvs.\nMissouri Department of Correction","caseNumber":"WD81743","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-04-28","year":2020,"display_summary":"Kevin Riley, sentenced as a prior and persistent drug offender, sought a declaratory judgment that he was eligible for parole after the repeal of § 195.291, RSMo, which had mandated parole ineligibility. The circuit court granted Riley's motion for judgment on the pleadings, agreeing that the repeal should apply retroactively. The Missouri Department of Corrections appealed. The appellate court reversed, holding that parole ineligibility was part of Riley's original punishment and the repeal does not retroactively change such sentences, following recent Supreme Court precedent.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"reversed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=155433","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/kevin-e-riley-v-missouri-department-of-correction-d81743","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"}]}