{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"alok-kumar-rohra","displayName":"Alok Kumar Rohra","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc96796:2018-05-01","opinionId":"37b9cfe4-b08b-5cf3-8394-2a8f2cb359e3","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-alok-kumar-rohra-appellant-c96796","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Alok Kumar Rohra, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC96796","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2018-05-01","year":2018,"display_summary":"Alok Rohra appealed his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, arguing the charging documents were insufficient because his prior Oklahoma deferred judgment did not qualify as a \"conviction\" under the statute. The circuit court had overruled his motion to dismiss, and Rohra subsequently pleaded guilty. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the judgment, holding that Rohra waived this substantive legal argument by entering an unconditional guilty plea.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=125253","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-alok-kumar-rohra-appellant-c96796","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}