{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-honorable-robin-e-fulton","displayName":"The Honorable Robin E. Fulton","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc99813:2023-02-14","opinionId":"4c393c7c-9c70-5632-a057-d0c55ffb8fed","slug":"state-ex-rel-andrew-bailey-relator-v-the-honorable-robin-e-fulton-respond-c99813","caseName":"State ex rel. Andrew Bailey, Relator, vs. The Honorable Robin E. Fulton, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC99813","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2023-02-14","year":2023,"display_summary":"The Attorney General sought a writ of prohibition against Judge Robin E. Fulton, arguing that the Washington County prosecuting attorney lacked statutory authority under section 547.031 to file a motion to vacate Michael Politte's murder conviction. Politte was originally charged in Washington County but convicted in St. Francois County after a change of venue. The Missouri Supreme Court made the preliminary writ permanent, holding that section 547.031 permits only a prosecuting attorney in the jurisdiction of conviction to file such a motion. Consequently, the circuit court was ordered to dismiss the Washington County prosecuting attorney's motion.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"modified","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=192434","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-ex-rel-andrew-bailey-relator-v-the-honorable-robin-e-fulton-respond-c99813","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","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"}]}