State of Missouri ex rel. April L. Coleman, Relator v. The Honorable Wendy L. Wexler Horn

DISSENTING OPINION

I respectfully dissent. The principal opinion concludes Coleman was never out of compliance with the terms of her probation solely because the four notices of citation *22submitted to the circuit court by the division of probation and parole do not constitute "initial violation reports" as that phrase is used in § 217.703.4.1 The principal opinion disregards the fact Coleman was repeatedly cited for unlawfully using illicit substances in direct violation of the express terms of her probation. By characterizing an initial violation report as a particular, unique, and distinct…