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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 558.046

Reduction of term of sentence, conditions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Commonwealth v. Laltaprasad (2016)

Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Laltaprasad (October 2016)

Effective: 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories; (L. 1993 S.B. 167, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)

The sentencing court may, upon petition, reduce any term of sentence or probation pronounced by the court or a term of conditional release or parole pronounced by the parole board if the court determines that:

(1) The convicted person was:

(a) Convicted of an offense that did not involve violence or the threat of violence; and

(b) Convicted of an offense that involved alcohol or illegal drugs; and

(2) Since the commission of such offense, the convicted person has successfully completed a detoxification and rehabilitation program; and

(3) The convicted person is not:

(a) A prior offender, a persistent offender, a dangerous offender or a persistent misdemeanor offender as defined by section 558.016; or

(b) A persistent sexual offender as defined in section 566.125; or

(c) A prior offender, a persistent offender or a class X offender * as defined in section 558.019.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.