Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
Maurice R. Charles vs. Department of Corrections
Maurice Charles appealed the circuit court's judgment granting the Department of Corrections' motion for judgment on the pleadings. Charles's petition for declaratory judgment alleged that the DOC's recalculation of his parole eligibility date violated the ex post facto clauses of the Missouri and United States Constitutions. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding that Charles's claims regarding the removal of the Board's discretion to convert consecutive sentences and the application of post-2008 regulations failed as a matter of law, adhering to prior precedent.