{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jan-kawa","displayName":"Jan Kawa","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113752:undated","opinionId":"462b8d35-e5c2-55ab-a33a-c8a8d6fe8c67","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-jan-kawa-appellant-113752","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Jan Kawa, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED113752","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Jan Kawa appealed the trial court's order revoking his probation and sentencing him to four years' imprisonment for possession of a controlled substance. Kawa argued that because a probation revocation is a civil action, he could appeal under section 512.020(5). The appellate court dismissed the appeal for lack of a final, appealable judgment, holding that revocations of probation are not final judgments and thus not subject to direct appeal.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","criminal-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=231043","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-jan-kawa-appellant-113752","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: probation"],"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"}]}