THE HONORABLE DAVID COLE, CIRCUIT JUDGE Missouri Cases

Relator Joanna Wrinkle sought a writ of prohibition to compel the circuit court to discharge her from probation, arguing the court lost jurisdiction to act after her probation expired. The circuit court had suspended Wrinkle's probation and set a violation hearing before expiration but failed to notify her, then rescheduled the hearing for after her probation ended. The appellate court made the preliminary writ of prohibition permanent, holding that while the circuit court manifested an intent to revoke probation, it failed to make every reasonable effort to notify Wrinkle and conduct the hearing before her probation expired, thus losing authority.