{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"terrell-gran-johnson","displayName":"Terrell Gran Johnson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108454:2020-12-01","opinionId":"32d30eb6-1e78-5577-a2eb-257cefab3919","slug":"terrell-gran-johnson-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-108454","caseName":"Terrell Gran Johnson, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED108454","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-12-01","year":2020,"display_summary":"Terrell Johnson appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, which included claims from an untimely amended motion. The motion court denied the amended motion, finding no abandonment by post-conviction counsel, but failed to conduct a mandatory independent inquiry into whether abandonment occurred. The appellate court reversed and remanded the case, instructing the motion court to perform the necessary independent inquiry on the record to determine if abandonment by counsel justified the untimely filing.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=169797","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/terrell-gran-johnson-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-108454","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"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"}]}