{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"howard-roberts-movant","displayName":"HOWARD ROBERTS, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38530:2025-08-29","opinionId":"a733c383-c981-5635-9cf4-cae16343912f","slug":"howard-roberts-movant-respondent-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-appellant-d38530","caseName":"HOWARD ROBERTS, Movant-Respondent\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38530","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-08-29","year":2025,"display_summary":"The State of Missouri appealed an \"Amended Order and Judgment\" from the motion court, which granted Howard Roberts' Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, vacated his conviction and sentence, ordered a new trial, and directed his immediate release. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, finding the Amended Order was not a final judgment because it failed to adjudicate all of Roberts' viable claims. Additionally, the court vacated the portion of the order releasing Roberts, holding that Rule 30.17 mandates a defendant remain in custody during the State's appeal of a post-conviction relief order.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=224295","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/howard-roberts-movant-respondent-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-appellant-d38530","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: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}