State ex rel. Strauser v. Martinez

MARY R. RUSSELL, Chief Justice.

Amy Strauser and Sharon Edmonds (“Defendants”) each seek a writ of prohibition to prevent the trial court from holding probation revocation hearings after their probation terms ended. The Defendants argue in each case that the trial court did not have the authority to hold the revocation hearings because their probation terms had ended and the court did not make every reasonable effort to hold the hearings during their probation terms pursuant to section 559.036.8, RSMo Supp. 2012. Because they present identical legal issues, the cases are consolidated for…