{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"james-d-woolard-movant","displayName":"JAMES D. WOOLARD, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38799:undated","opinionId":"fcf566f0-4770-5d6d-af1d-92848fdf7d3e","slug":"james-d-woolard-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responden-d38799","caseName":"JAMES D. WOOLARD, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38799","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"James Woolard appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. The motion court found his amended motion timely, but the appellate court determined the amended motion was untimely because a second extension was granted after the filing deadline had expired. Consequently, the pro se motion became the operative motion, and because the motion court failed to adjudicate all claims in the timely pro se motion, the appellate court dismissed the appeal for lack of finality.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=227713","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/james-d-woolard-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responden-d38799","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"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"}]}