{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jason-russell","displayName":"Jason Russell","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc97916:2020-04-28","opinionId":"dc40ba0a-f18c-5e76-9a69-fcb02a6cd4c3","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-jason-russell-appellant-c97916","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Jason Russell, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC97916","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2020-04-28","year":2020,"display_summary":"Jason Russell appealed his felony stealing conviction, arguing that under State v. Bazell, his offense was a class A misdemeanor and could not be enhanced to a felony. The circuit court had sentenced him for a class C felony after he pleaded guilty, despite his objection. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed the judgment, holding that Bazell applied prospectively to his sentencing and that his guilty plea did not waive his right to raise the excessive sentence claim on direct appeal. The case was remanded for resentencing as a class A misdemeanor.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=155637","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-jason-russell-appellant-c97916","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: felony","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":"appellant"}]}