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STATE v. RALLS

No. SC 81653.

8 S.W.3d 64 (1999)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Bilah RALLS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 7, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca L. Kurz, Asst. Public Defender, Kansas City, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Philip M. Koppe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Kansas City, for Respondent.

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, Jr., Chief Justice.

Section 478.466, RSMo Supp.1996, allows for the appointment of a drug commissioner in Jackson County who, "[s]ubject to approval or rejection by a circuit judge, ... shall have all the powers and duties of a circuit judge." We hold this section violates article I, section 22(a) of the Missouri Constitution to the extent that it allows an individual other than a person selected in accordance with and authorized to exercise judicial...

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