{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"kevin-kelly","displayName":"KEVIN KELLY","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38760:undated","opinionId":"49ebb8a4-cdd6-5e7a-b5b9-c2defd8d69f4","slug":"kevin-kelly-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d38760","caseName":"KEVIN KELLY, Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38760","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Kevin Kelly appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing the motion was timely and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. The appellate court found the motion court correctly determined the motion was untimely filed. Because a motion court lacks authority to review the merits of an untimely motion, the appellate court vacated the motion court's ruling and remanded the case with directions to dismiss Kelly's motion.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=227193","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/kevin-kelly-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d38760","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"}]}