{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"wesley-l-hatmon-movant","displayName":"WESLEY L. HATMON, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36289:2020-07-29","opinionId":"32ee6b57-fc86-5991-80f9-c1523924d171","slug":"wesley-l-hatmon-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responden-d36289","caseName":"WESLEY L. HATMON, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36289","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-07-29","year":2020,"display_summary":"Wesley L. Hatmon appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 post-conviction relief motion, which was denied following an evidentiary hearing on an untimely amended motion. The appellate court reversed and remanded the case, noting that both parties agreed the amended motion was untimely. The court held that an untimely amended motion by post-conviction counsel creates a presumption of abandonment, requiring the motion court to conduct an independent inquiry into whether the movant was actually abandoned.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=163333","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/wesley-l-hatmon-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responden-d36289","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}