Wolfe v. Missouri Department of Corrections

VICTOR C. HOWARD, Chief Judge.

The Missouri Department of Corrections (“MDOC”) appeals from the motion court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Nathan Wolfe on his petition seeking a declaration that the minimum prison term he must serve under section 558.019 1 prior to his first parole eligibility is thirty-four years (with credit for pre-conviction and sentencing jail time), and not until he reaches age seventy in July 2053, as is currently being required by MDOC under its interpretation and application of this statute. MDOC’s sole point on appeal is that the circuit court erred in…