Christopher Sandknop, Relator v. Honorable Steven H. Goldman, Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri and Department of Corrections

Introduction

Christopher Sandknop (Relator) filed a petition seeking a writ of mandamus compelling the Honorable Steven Goldman (Respondent) to immediately release Relator on probation pursuant to § 217.362 RSMo Supp.2004. Because § 217.362 requires a circuit court, upon a chronic offender’s successful completion of a long-term treatment program, to either immediately release the offender on probation or alternatively execute the offender’s sentence, and Respondent did neither in his Amended Order, we make the Preliminary Order in Mandamus permanent and we reverse Respondent’s Amended Order…