Brock Smith v. St. Louis County Police, and Gary Nelson Ford v. Col. Jon Belmar, Chief of Police as Chief Law Enforcement Officer of St. Louis County, Pursuant to County Charter, and Missouri State Highway Patrol, and Jim Buckles, Sheriff of St. Louis County as "Chief Law Enforcement Official" as Defined by RSMo 589.404(3)

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc BROCK SMITH, ) Opinion issued January 31, 2023 ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) No. SC99715 ) ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE, ET AL., ) ) Respondents. ) and GARY NELSON FORD, ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) No. SC99714 ) COL. JON BELMAR, CHIEF OF ) POLICE AS CHIEF LAW ) ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF ) ST. LOUIS COUNTY, PURSUANT ) TO COUNTY CHARTER, ) AND ) MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY ) PATROL, ) AND ) JIM BUCKLES, SHERIFF OF ) ST. LOUIS COUNTY AS "CHIEF LAW ) ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL" AS ) DEFINED BY RSMO 589.404(3), ) ) Respondents. ) APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY The Honorable…