Thornton v. Missouri Board of Probation & Parole

Frederick Thornton, III, appeals the trial court’s grant of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. He raises two arguments: (1) the trial court erred in finding that sovereign immunity barred his claim; and (2) the trial court erred in finding that intervention fees were properly assessed in light of Thornton’s use of the Board’s services. Finding no error, we affirm.

Facts

On October 24, 2007, Thornton pled guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated under § 577.010.1.1 Thornton v. Denney, 467 S.W.3d 292, 293-94 (Mo. App. W.D. 2015). The court…