{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"henry-l-ward","displayName":"Henry L. Ward","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86338:2025-01-28","opinionId":"ef8c4261-ec07-5a76-adf8-74d406fa695a","slug":"henry-l-ward-v-state-of-missouri-d86338","caseName":"Henry L. Ward\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD86338","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2025-01-28","year":2025,"display_summary":"Henry Ward, convicted of multiple felonies, appealed the circuit court's denial of his amended motion for post-conviction relief under Rule 29.15. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, finding that the circuit court's judgment was not final because it failed to address all claims raised in either Ward's pro se or amended motions. The court further directed the circuit court to conduct an inquiry into whether Ward was abandoned by his appointed post-conviction counsel a second time, given the substantial delay in filing the amended motion after an initial finding of abandonment.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=216933","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/henry-l-ward-v-state-of-missouri-d86338","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: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}