{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"john-kirby","displayName":"John Kirby","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd85425:2023-07-25","opinionId":"d8cdfbf1-1af3-5257-8370-91ce8de56199","slug":"john-kirby-v-state-of-missouri-d85425","caseName":"John Kirby\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD85425","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2023-07-25","year":2023,"display_summary":"John Kirby appealed the motion court's dismissal of his amended motion for post-conviction relief under Rule 24.035, which was dismissed without an evidentiary hearing and lacked required findings of fact and conclusions of law. The motion court dismissed the case pursuant to a local rule. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, holding that Kirby failed to preserve his points for appeal by not filing a motion to amend the judgment under Rule 78.07(c) to request the missing findings.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=197836","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/john-kirby-v-state-of-missouri-d85425","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: conviction"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}