Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Sep 17, 2019
Tony D. Jones vs. Missouri Department of Corrections
Tony D. Jones, a juvenile offender sentenced to life without parole for first-degree murder and consecutive sentences for armed criminal action, sought declaratory relief to establish parole eligibility after 25 years under Section 558.047, RSMo. He argued the statute superseded other sentencing laws, allowing parole despite his consecutive sentences. The circuit court denied his petition, and the appellate court affirmed, holding that Section 558.047 only grants sentence review for the life sentence and does not eliminate or supersede parole guidelines for other consecutive sentences.