{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"thomas-e-elston","displayName":"THOMAS E. ELSTON","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37912:2024-01-31","opinionId":"326986ff-28ef-5832-a22c-654d41e204b6","slug":"thomas-e-elston-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d37912","caseName":"THOMAS E. ELSTON, Appellant\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37912","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-01-31","year":2024,"display_summary":"Thomas Elston appealed the motion court's amended order denying his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. The motion court's original order addressed only one of Elston's claims, and its amended order, while purporting to deny the motion in its entirety, failed to include specific findings of fact and conclusions of law for the second claim, as required by Rule 24.035(j). The appellate court reversed the amended order and remanded the case, holding that the absence of the required findings and conclusions mandated reversal.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=205173","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/thomas-e-elston-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d37912","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":"appellant"}]}