Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jun 11, 2024
L.F.A., Respondent, vs. Missouri State Highway Patrol, Criminal Records Repository, Appellant, and Lt. Col. Gregory, Acting Chief of Police, St. Louis County Police Department, Respondent.
L.F.A. sought removal from the Missouri sex offender registry, which the circuit court granted. The Missouri State Highway Patrol appealed this judgment. During the pendency of the appeal, a separate circuit court judgment in another case involving L.F.A. determined he was barred from removal from the registry. The appellate court reversed the initial judgment and remanded with instructions to deny L.F.A.'s petition, concluding that the unappealed subsequent judgment precluded his removal, consistent with the Missouri Supreme Court's ruling in *Smith v. St. Louis County Police*.