{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-david-burge","displayName":"MICHAEL DAVID BURGE","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38435:2025-02-20","opinionId":"bbce0237-ae56-5fba-a2fe-fb11c476f25d","slug":"michael-david-burge-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d38435","caseName":"MICHAEL DAVID BURGE, Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38435","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-02-20","year":2025,"display_summary":"Michael David Burge appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief. The motion court had granted a second extension for his amended motion after the initial extension expired, leading to an untimely filing. The appellate court vacated the motion court's order and remanded the case, instructing the motion court to conduct an abandonment inquiry to determine if Burge's counsel abandoned him by filing the amended motion late.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=217673","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-david-burge-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d38435","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"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"}]}