{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official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":"rms","displayName":"R.M.S.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86328:undated","opinionId":"c682fc28-8c20-533f-b381-2e374c9edfb1","slug":"rms-v-lafayette-county-prosecuting-attorney-et-al-d86328","caseName":"R.M.S.\nvs.\nLafayette County Prosecuting Attorney, Et Al.","caseNumber":"WD86328","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"R.M.S. appealed the denial of his petition for expungement of a controlled substance conviction (Count I) related to THC, filed after Amendment 3 legalized recreational marijuana and provided for expungement. The trial court had denied expungement for Count I, believing THC was not a \"marijuana offense\" under Amendment 3, but granted it for a separate marijuana possession charge (Count II). The appellate court affirmed the expungement of Count II but reversed the denial for Count I, holding that possession of marijuana-derived THC qualifies as a \"marijuana offense\" subject to expungement under Amendment 3.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210415","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/rms-v-lafayette-county-prosecuting-attorney-et-al-d86328","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"}],"role":"appellant"}]}