RIZZO v. STATE

No. SC 87550.

189 S.W.3d 576 (2006)

Henry RIZZO, et al., Respondents/Cross-Appellants, v. STATE of Missouri, et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents, Mary Jo Spino, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

April 25, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Paul C. Wilson, Asst. Atty., Gen. Alana M. Barragan-Scott, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daniel Y. Hall, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Appellees.

James R. Wyrsch, Keith E. Drill, Kansas City, for Respondents.


PER CURIAM.

This case is before this Court on direct appeal from a decision of the Circuit Court of Cole County declaring section 115.348, RSMo Supp.2005,1 unconstitutional on equal protection grounds. Mo. Const. art. V, section 3. The statute provides that no one convicted of a federal crime qualifies as a candidate for elective office in Missouri. This Court affirms on other grounds and holds...

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