{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"gregory-e-saddler","displayName":"Gregory E. Saddler","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111852:2024-03-26","opinionId":"e0368fe4-84b4-5ca9-ac20-2524b4c92253","slug":"gregory-e-saddler-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111852","caseName":"Gregory E. Saddler, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED111852","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-03-26","year":2024,"display_summary":"Gregory Saddler appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 amended motion for post-conviction relief. The motion court had deemed the untimely amended motion timely filed based on counsel's unsworn representations in a Sanders motion, finding abandonment. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that unsworn statements do not create a sufficient record to demonstrate that the motion court's abandonment determination is not clearly erroneous, and thus a proper independent abandonment inquiry was required.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=206696","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/gregory-e-saddler-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111852","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"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: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}