Dunivan v. State
Annotate this CaseIn 1993, Respondent pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sex abuse, which required him to register as a sex offender. In 2012, Respondent filed a petition to be removed from Missouri’s sex offender registry and to be relieved from his obligation to register as a sex offender. The circuit court granted Respondent the relief he requested. The Missouri Attorney General subsequently filed a motion to intervene as a matter of right on behalf of itself, the State, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), seeking to set aside the circuit court’s order. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the circuit court erred in overruling the Attorney General’s motion to intervene because (1) the Attorney General had the unconditional statutory right to intervene in Respondent’s action; and (2) the MSHP had an absolute right to intervene. Remanded.
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