State Ex Rel. Nixon v. Griffin

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

The State of Missouri, through the Attorney General, appeals the judgment of the trial court dismissing its petition filed against Christopher Griffin pursuant to the Missouri Incarceration Reimbursement Act. The trial court determined that the Attorney General failed to establish that good cause to file the petition existed at the time of filing. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded.

Facts

Mr. Griffin is an inmate who has been incarcerated in the Missouri Department of Corrections since 2000. On December 4, 2007, the State, through the Attorney General,…