A judge can shorten a person's prison time, probation, or parole if certain things are true. The crime had no violence and involved alcohol or drugs, the person finished a drug or alcohol treatment program, and the person does not have a serious criminal history.
558.046. Reduction of term of sentence, conditions. — The may, upon , reduce any term of sentence or pronounced by the court or a term of or pronounced by the if the court that:
(1) The person was:
(a) Convicted of an 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 of such offense, the convicted person has successfully completed a ; and
(3) The convicted person is not:
(a) A , a , a or a as defined by section 558.016; or
(b) A as defined in section 566.125; or
(c) A prior offender, a persistent offender or a * as defined in section 558.019.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1993 S.B. 167, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60) *Class X offender was repealed by H.B. 562, 1993.
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Persons under eighteen, review of sentence, when, procedure
RSMo 558.047
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RSMo 558.041
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Concurrent and consecutive terms of imprisonment
RSMo 558.026
Extended term procedures
RSMo 558.021
Prior felony convictions, minimum prison terms
RSMo 558.019
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