{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ralph-b-jones","displayName":"Ralph B. Jones","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed109545:2022-04-26","opinionId":"9d7696df-9c80-5564-a47a-a790c185d142","slug":"ralph-b-jones-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-109545","caseName":"Ralph B. Jones, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED109545","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2022-04-26","year":2022,"display_summary":"Ralph B. Jones appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief, which was filed after an evidentiary hearing. The appellate court did not reach the merits, finding that Jones's amended motion was untimely because the request for an extension was filed one day after the deadline. The court reversed the judgment and remanded the case for the circuit court to conduct an independent inquiry into whether Jones was abandoned by his appointed counsel.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=186436","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/ralph-b-jones-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-109545","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"}]}