{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"steven-earl","displayName":"Steven Earl","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed109213:2021-05-18","opinionId":"270389e8-137d-550b-b7b4-55a72fde4247","slug":"steven-earl-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-109213","caseName":"Steven Earl, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED109213","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-05-18","year":2021,"display_summary":"Steven Earl appealed the denial of his amended Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. The motion court denied the motion, stating it was timely filed, but failed to conduct an independent inquiry into the reasons for its untimely filing, as required by law. The appellate court reversed the motion court's order and remanded the case, instructing the motion court to undertake and make a sufficient record of the required inquiry into the untimely filing.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=177279","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/steven-earl-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-109213","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"}]}