{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-catherine-hanaway-relator","displayName":"STATE OF MISSOURI ex rel. CATHERINE HANAWAY, Relator","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113594:undated","opinionId":"555034ca-ca03-5b0e-8793-a977c74c5b73","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-catherine-hanaway-relator-v-honorable-ryan-j-hel-113594","caseName":"State of Missouri ex rel. Catherine Hanaway, Relator, v. Honorable Ryan J. Helfrich, Judge of Franklin County, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED113594","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"The State of Missouri ex rel. Catherine Hanaway sought a writ of prohibition against Judge Ryan J. Helfrich after the circuit court modified Alan Wadlow's conviction from third-degree domestic assault to fourth-degree domestic assault. Wadlow had filed a motion for new trial and a subsequent motion for reconsideration, the latter of which was filed outside the mandatory 25-day period under Rule 29.11(b). The appellate court held that the untimely motion for reconsideration was a nullity, meaning the circuit court lacked authority to modify the judgment. Consequently, the court made its writ of prohibition permanent, reinstated the original felony conviction, and remanded the case for resentencing.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=226994","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-catherine-hanaway-relator-v-honorable-ryan-j-hel-113594","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":42,"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"},{"caseId":"moappsd:sd39245:undated","opinionId":"0be7d5bc-5c23-5fb9-9235-b45fce5827c1","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-catherine-hanaway-relator-v-the-honorable-james-d39245","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI ex rel. CATHERINE HANAWAY, Relator\nv.\nTHE HONORABLE JAMES R. BICKEL, ET AL., Respondents","caseNumber":"SD39245","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Relator Catherine Hanaway sought a writ of prohibition against Respondent Judge James R. Bickel to prevent him from proceeding in a criminal case and to vacate an order granting Defendant David Smock's motion for change of judge. The appellate court made the preliminary writ permanent. It held that the trial court exceeded its authority by granting the change of judge because Defendant had previously obtained a change of venue without simultaneously requesting a change of judge, which is required by Rule 32.08(a). The case was ordered to be returned for reassignment to Judge Fisher.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=231913","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-catherine-hanaway-relator-v-the-honorable-james-d39245","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: criminal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}