{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-honorable-jason-sengheiser","displayName":"the Honorable Jason Sengheiser","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc100672:2024-07-30","opinionId":"de996ef2-eb81-57c4-9a03-5ccfdf023536","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-andrew-bailey-v-the-honorable-jason-sengheiser-100672","caseName":"State of Missouri ex rel. Andrew Bailey v. the Honorable Jason Sengheiser","caseNumber":"SC100672","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2024-07-30","year":2024,"display_summary":"The Attorney General sought a writ of prohibition to prevent the circuit court from unconditionally releasing Christopher Dunn after his 1991 murder conviction was vacated under section 547.031. The circuit court had sustained a motion to vacate Dunn's convictions and ordered his immediate discharge, prompting the Attorney General's appeal and writ petition. The Missouri Supreme Court issued a permanent writ, holding that while the Attorney General's appeal did not automatically stay the judgment, the circuit court lacked authority under section 547.031 to order Dunn's unconditional release. The Court commanded the circuit court to vacate its release order and amend its judgment to reflect that Dunn should revert to pretrial detention status, allowing the State an opportunity to indicate its intent to retry him.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210074","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-andrew-bailey-v-the-honorable-jason-sengheiser-100672","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":"respondent"}]}