{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-honorable-calvin-holden-thirtyfirst-judicial-circuit-greene-county-missouri","displayName":"THE HONORABLE CALVIN HOLDEN, THIRTY-FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35998:2019-09-17","opinionId":"ae0a55a4-7a39-5e5e-899f-998bdde8097b","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-dan-patterson-greene-county-prosecuting-attorney-d35998","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI ex rel. DAN PATTERSON, GREENE COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, Relator\nvs.\nTHE HONORABLE CALVIN HOLDEN, THIRTY-FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD35998","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-09-17","year":2019,"display_summary":"The Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, Relator, sought a writ of prohibition against Judge Calvin Holden, Respondent, arguing that the judge exceeded his authority by unilaterally establishing and operating a \"Domestic Abuse Court\" (DAC) as a special condition of probation. The Relator contended that the DAC was not authorized by state statutes or local rules for treatment courts. The appellate court made its preliminary writ of prohibition permanent, holding that Judge Holden acted in excess of his jurisdiction and authority because the DAC failed to comply with statutory and local rule requirements for establishing treatment courts.","primaryTopic":"other","topicSlugs":["other","criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=144453","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-dan-patterson-greene-county-prosecuting-attorney-d35998","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: probation"],"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":"respondent"},{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35902:2019-05-01","opinionId":"e813269d-772a-5ad4-ab05-b2dcdbf1cd07","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-felix-m-seals-relator-v-the-honorable-calvin-hol-d35902","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI ex rel. FELIX M. SEALS, Relator\nvs.\nTHE HONORABLE CALVIN HOLDEN, THIRTY-FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD35902","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-05-01","year":2019,"display_summary":"Felix M. Seals sought a writ of prohibition to prevent the trial court from prosecuting him on domestic assault (Count I) and victim tampering (Count III), arguing that Count I was barred by double jeopardy and Count III was contingent on Count I. The appellate court quashed its preliminary writ of prohibition. It found the issue regarding Count I moot because the State had already withdrawn the charge, and held that the victim tampering charge (Count III) could proceed independently as a stand-alone offense.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=139935","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-felix-m-seals-relator-v-the-honorable-calvin-hol-d35902","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}