{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jeffrey-a-waters","displayName":"Jeffrey A. Waters","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc97910:2020-03-17","opinionId":"1949bedb-6e98-5789-82ce-7a32ce99209f","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-jeffrey-a-waters-appellant-c97910","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Jeffrey A. Waters, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC97910","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2020-03-17","year":2020,"display_summary":"Jeffrey A. Waters was convicted of statutory sodomy and attempted statutory sodomy, but the jury could not reach a verdict on statutory rape and incest charges, leading to a mistrial on those counts. The circuit court entered a judgment on the convictions but remained silent on the mistried counts, which remained pending. The Supreme Court of Missouri dismissed Waters's appeal, holding that a criminal judgment is not final for purposes of appeal under section 547.070 if any count in the indictment or information remains pending before the circuit court.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","criminal-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=152155","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-jeffrey-a-waters-appellant-c97910","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: 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"}]}