{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"john-b-wright","displayName":"John B. Wright","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81666:2018-12-11","opinionId":"f87c0e3c-6830-52e8-8387-1c66430505ab","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-john-b-wright-d81666","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nJohn B. Wright","caseNumber":"WD81666","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-12-11","year":2018,"display_summary":"Mr. John Wright appealed the denial of his motion to retax costs, which sought to remove a jail \"board bill\" from the costs assessed against him after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor offenses. The State moved to dismiss the appeal on several procedural grounds, which the appellate court denied. The Western District reversed the trial court's judgment, holding that jail debt cannot be taxed as court costs because the relevant statutes provide an alternative collection mechanism and must be strictly construed.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=134256","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-john-b-wright-d81666","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: misdemeanor"],"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":"respondent"}]}