STATE v. MERRITT

No. SC 94096.

467 S.W.3d 808 (2015)

STATE of Missouri, Appellant, v. Marcus MERRITT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued August 18, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The state was represented by Solicitor General James R. Layton and Shaun J. Mackelprang of the attorney general's office in Jefferson City, (573) 751-3321.

Merritt was represented by Matthew W. Huckeby of the public defender's office in St. Louis, (314) 340-7662.

Senator Kurt U. Schaefer , an attorney in Jefferson City, (573) 761-5008, filed a brief as a friend of the Court and represented himself.


PER CURIAM

The State appeals the circuit court's judgment that Missouri's "felon-in-possession law" is unconstitutional. Marcus Merritt was charged with three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, § 571.070.1(1),1 among other offenses. He filed a motion to dismiss the unlawful possession charges, claiming the law violated the Missouri Constitution's protection of his right...

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