{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"rick-lee-mccartney","displayName":"RICK LEE MCCARTNEY","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37434:2022-08-12","opinionId":"cec0943e-5c3f-5cc5-96fe-10c49038f337","slug":"rick-lee-mccartney-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d37434","caseName":"RICK LEE MCCARTNEY, Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37434","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2022-08-12","year":2022,"display_summary":"Rick Lee McCartney appealed the dismissal of his pro se Rule 24.035 motion seeking to set aside his guilty pleas, which the motion court found untimely. McCartney claimed that COVID-19 restrictions at the prison constituted circumstances beyond his control, justifying the late filing. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, holding that McCartney failed to prove any recognized exception to the timeliness requirement, as he did not demonstrate he had prepared the motion before the deadline or that the delay was solely caused by COVID-19 restrictions.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=188533","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/rick-lee-mccartney-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d37434","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"}]}