{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"james-w-freeman","displayName":"JAMES W. FREEMAN","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36594:2021-03-22","opinionId":"ceb165a6-8c1c-57ba-a29f-21be4b2e72a3","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-james-w-freeman-appellant-d36594","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nvs.\nJAMES W. FREEMAN, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36594","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-03-22","year":2021,"display_summary":"James W. Freeman was convicted of driving while intoxicated and failed to appear for his sentencing in 2010, leading to an arrest warrant. After being arrested in 2020 and extradited, he was sentenced and subsequently appealed his conviction. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, dismissed Freeman's appeal, applying the \"escape rule\" due to his nearly ten-year evasion of justice, which adversely affected the criminal justice system.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=175593","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-james-w-freeman-appellant-d36594","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","text: criminal"],"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"}]}