{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"honorable-ryan-j-helfrich-judge-of-franklin-county","displayName":"Honorable Ryan J. Helfrich, Judge of Franklin County","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113594:undated","opinionId":"555034ca-ca03-5b0e-8793-a977c74c5b73","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-catherine-hanaway-relator-v-honorable-ryan-j-hel-113594","caseName":"State of Missouri ex rel. Catherine Hanaway, Relator, v. Honorable Ryan J. Helfrich, Judge of Franklin County, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED113594","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"The State of Missouri ex rel. Catherine Hanaway sought a writ of prohibition against Judge Ryan J. Helfrich after the circuit court modified Alan Wadlow's conviction from third-degree domestic assault to fourth-degree domestic assault. Wadlow had filed a motion for new trial and a subsequent motion for reconsideration, the latter of which was filed outside the mandatory 25-day period under Rule 29.11(b). The appellate court held that the untimely motion for reconsideration was a nullity, meaning the circuit court lacked authority to modify the judgment. Consequently, the court made its writ of prohibition permanent, reinstated the original felony conviction, and remanded the case for resentencing.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=226994","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-catherine-hanaway-relator-v-honorable-ryan-j-hel-113594","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":42,"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":"respondent"}]}