{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"james-a-valley-movant","displayName":"JAMES A. VALLEY, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35399:2018-11-08","opinionId":"c7ae35b9-6b4c-5f74-9dbe-9be063e0dda0","slug":"james-a-valley-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d35399","caseName":"JAMES A. VALLEY, Movant-Appellant\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD35399","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-11-08","year":2018,"display_summary":"James A. Valley appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. Valley had pled guilty to felony stealing and received a five-year sentence. He argued that a subsequent Supreme Court decision, State v. Bazell, reclassified his offense as a misdemeanor, making his sentence unlawful. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, holding that Bazell's prospective application rule meant it did not apply to post-conviction relief motions.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=133093","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/james-a-valley-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d35399","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","text: felony"],"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":"appellant"}]}