Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Jan 8, 2020
G.E.D., Petitioner-Respondent vs. MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL, Defendant-Appellant
G.E.D. sought expungement of a felony conviction, which the trial court granted. The Missouri State Highway Patrol appealed, arguing that G.E.D. was ineligible for expungement under section 610.140 because he had a subsequent misdemeanor conviction less than seven years after his felony disposition. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that the statutory good-behavior period is measured backward from the date the expungement petition is filed, not forward from the prior conviction's disposition.