{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"johnny-lee-cooper","displayName":"JOHNNY LEE COOPER","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37877:2023-09-19","opinionId":"3f2279c4-0061-5613-a935-fb5ea32924fc","slug":"johnny-lee-cooper-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d37877","caseName":"JOHNNY LEE COOPER, Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37877","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-09-19","year":2023,"display_summary":"Johnny Lee Cooper appealed the denial of his amended Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The appellate court determined that Cooper's amended motion was not timely filed, and the abandonment doctrine did not apply because retained counsel filed the initial motion. Consequently, the motion court lacked authority to rule on the merits of the amended motion and failed to adjudicate the claims in the initial motion. The appeal was dismissed for lack of a final, appealable judgment.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=201257","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/johnny-lee-cooper-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d37877","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}