John Doe, Plaintiff/Respondent v. Missouri State Highway Patrol Criminal Records Repository, and City of University City

Introduction

The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) appeals the trial court’s Judgment and Order of Expungement of Arrest Records in favor of John Doe. On appeal, MSHP argues that the trial court erred in granting Doe’s petition for expungement because Doe did hot prove the elements entitling him to' expungement under" the statute and Doe was otherwise barred from seeking expungement under the doctrine of issue preclusion. We affirm.

Factual Background

In April 2014, Doe filed a petition for expungement of arrest records pursuant to § 610.122. 1 Doe’s petition alleged he had been arrested on…