{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jeffrey-a-waters-defendant","displayName":"JEFFREY A. WATERS, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35047:2019-04-17","opinionId":"0f4bfa0d-749b-535c-b6a4-c383518ee33f","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-jeffrey-a-waters-defendant-appel-d35047","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nJEFFREY A. WATERS, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35047","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-04-17","year":2019,"display_summary":"Jeffrey Waters was found guilty by a jury on two counts of statutory sodomy and attempted statutory sodomy, but a mistrial was declared on two other counts of statutory rape and incest, which remained pending. The trial court entered a judgment reflecting the convictions and sentences on the two guilty counts. The Southern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals dismissed Waters' appeal, holding that a judgment is not final for appellate review in a multi-count criminal case until all counts have been resolved.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","criminal-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=139355","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-jeffrey-a-waters-defendant-appel-d35047","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"}]}