{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"kenneth-r-corcran-movant","displayName":"KENNETH R. CORCRAN, Movant","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd39156:undated","opinionId":"bc904467-2318-557a-9715-dcfa65c8c17a","slug":"kenneth-r-corcran-movant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d39156","caseName":"KENNETH R. CORCRAN, Movant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD39156","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Movant Kenneth R. Corcran appealed the motion court's judgment dismissing his pro se Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief as untimely without appointing counsel. The State conceded error, and the appellate court agreed. The court vacated the motion court's judgment, holding that appointment of counsel for an indigent pro se movant is mandatory, even if the motion is facially untimely, to allow counsel to argue timeliness exceptions.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=230354","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/kenneth-r-corcran-movant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d39156","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"}]}