Leontae Hill Missouri Cases

Leontae Hill appealed the denial of his declaratory judgment petition against the Missouri Department of Corrections, seeking a declaration that he was not required to serve an 85% mandatory minimum of his life sentences for first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer. Hill argued the crime was not a "dangerous felony" under the statutes applicable at the time of his offense. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment on the pleadings, holding that the crime did constitute a "dangerous felony" and that applying its prior decision in Mann v. McSwain did not violate fundamental fairness. The court also determined that Hill's claim regarding being misinformed about parole eligibility was not cognizable in a declaratory judgment action.