{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"st-louis-county-police-et-al","displayName":"St. Louis County Police, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed109734:2022-06-07","opinionId":"fb66bde5-e1ef-508f-9c27-58a641c74673","slug":"brock-smith-appellant-v-st-louis-county-police-et-al-respondent-109734","caseName":"Brock Smith, Appellant, vs. St. Louis County Police, et al., Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED109734","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2022-06-07","year":2022,"display_summary":"Brock Smith, a Tier I sex offender, sought removal from the Missouri Sex Offender Registry after fulfilling the ten-year registration period under the 2018 amendments to MO-SORA. The circuit court denied his petition, concluding that his federal registration requirement under SORNA mandated lifetime registration in Missouri, based on prior appellate interpretations. The Eastern District reversed, holding that the 2018 amendments fundamentally altered the registration framework, allowing Tier I and II offenders to petition for removal after the appropriate time, thereby superseding earlier interpretations that imposed lifetime registration.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","administrative-law","other","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=187254","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/brock-smith-appellant-v-st-louis-county-police-et-al-respondent-109734","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":"respondent"}]}