State ex rel. Kevin Hillman, Relator v. The Honorable John D. Beger, and State ex rel. Erica J. Long, Relator v. The Honorable Fred Copeland

The issue in these cases is whether a probationer must be discharged from probation as a result of Earned Compliance Credits ("ECCs") accrued under section 217.703, 1 notwithstanding the prohibition in section 559.105.2 2 against such a discharge if the probationer has failed to pay the full amount of court-ordered restitution. Because section 559.105.2 takes precedence over section 217.703.7, the preliminary writ of prohibition in Mr. Hillman's case is made permanent and the preliminary writ of prohibition in Ms. Long's case is quashed.

BACKGROUND

This Court has consolidated, for purposes of…