{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"hon-drew-f-davis-circuit-judge-of-dekalb-county","displayName":"Hon. Drew F. Davis, Circuit Judge of Dekalb County","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87449:undated","opinionId":"ff3e298e-c40f-51d1-b89e-2497bc39346f","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-andrew-bailey-v-hon-drew-f-davis-circuit-judge-o-d87449","caseName":"State of Missouri Ex Rel. Andrew Bailey\nvs.\nHon. Drew F. Davis, Circuit Judge of Dekalb County","caseNumber":"WD87449","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"The Attorney General sought a writ of prohibition against Circuit Judge Drew F. Davis, who had ordered Victor Vickers's release from custody via a preliminary writ of habeas corpus. Vickers's habeas petition challenged the Department of Corrections' calculation of his jail-time credit, a claim previously denied in a declaratory judgment action that was pending appeal. The appellate court made its preliminary writ of prohibition absolute, holding that the habeas court exceeded its authority by relitigating a claim already decided on the merits, as the prior judgment had preclusive effect despite the pending appeal.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","criminal-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"transferred","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=214615","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-andrew-bailey-v-hon-drew-f-davis-circuit-judge-o-d87449","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}