{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-honorable-gayle-lee-crane","displayName":"THE HONORABLE GAYLE LEE CRANE","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38678:2025-03-12","opinionId":"be1afd6b-31d2-5a0b-bb87-b467f2dbf2c0","slug":"state-ex-rel-robert-l-buggey-relator-v-the-honorable-gayle-lee-crane-resp-d38678","caseName":"STATE ex rel. ROBERT L. BUGGEY, Relator\nvs.\nTHE HONORABLE GAYLE LEE CRANE, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38678","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-03-12","year":2025,"display_summary":"Robert Buggey pleaded guilty to child molestation and was sentenced to fifteen years, with eligibility for probation contingent on a Sex Offender Assessment Unit (SOAU) assessment. The circuit court ordered the execution of his sentence without a hearing, based on the SOAU report. Buggey sought a writ of mandamus, arguing he was entitled to a hearing under section 559.115.3. The appellate court quashed the preliminary writ and denied the petition for a permanent writ, holding that Buggey was not entitled to a hearing because the SOAU report did not indicate successful completion of the program.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=218354","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-ex-rel-robert-l-buggey-relator-v-the-honorable-gayle-lee-crane-resp-d38678","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: probation","text: sentence"],"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"}]}