Legal Opinion
Hill v. Mo. Dep't of Corr.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 2018No. WD 81448PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaren King Mitchell, Chief Judge
Leontae Hill appeals the denial of his declaratory judgment petition against the Department of Corrections (DOC), which sought a declaration that §§ 558.019 and 556.061 do not require Hill to serve a mandatory minimum term of 85% of his life sentences for first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, committed on January 1, 2000. Hill also requested that the court order DOC to remove the 85% requirement from his sentences. Because the applicable statutes do require Hill to serve a minimum of 85% of his sentence, we affirm.
Background
At 12:30 a.m. on January 1, 2000, four officers who were…
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