Coldiron v. Missouri Department of Corrections

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Presiding Judge.

The Department of Corrections appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of Russell Coldiron on Mr. Coldiron’s petition for declaratory judgment. In his petition, Mr. Coldiron sought a declaration that the department incorrectly determined that he had one prior prison commitment and, therefore, was required to serve a minimum of forty percent of his current sentence before becoming eligible for parole. In its first point on appeal, the department asserts that the trial court erred in entering judgment in favor of Mr. Coldiron because, even excluding one…