{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"james-j-hamilton","displayName":"James J. Hamilton","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82784:2020-07-07","opinionId":"a8dfafad-6640-545d-8766-b3096c7b1736","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-james-j-hamilton-d82784","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nJames J. Hamilton","caseNumber":"WD82784","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-07-07","year":2020,"display_summary":"James Hamilton appealed the denial of his Rule 29.07(d) motion to withdraw guilty pleas for kidnapping and robbery, which he entered over two decades prior. The appellate court determined that Hamilton's claims, challenging the factual basis and voluntariness of his pleas, were time-barred and procedurally defaulted. These claims should have been raised in a timely Rule 24.035 motion, which provides the exclusive procedure for such post-conviction relief. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=161513","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-james-j-hamilton-d82784","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}