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75 opinions on record in the Ott Law Missouri courts archive across authorship, concurrence, dissenting, and trial-court roles.

Trial Court Opinions
75

Trial Court Opinions

75 opinions

CHRISTINA N. KNAPP, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 29, 2025#SD38589

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,674 words

TERRY METCALF, Plaintiff-Appellant v. FLORENCE LORENE BEARD, et al., Defendants-Respondents(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 14, 2025#SD38276

affirmed
personal-injurymajority3,203 words

ANTOINE HARRIS-APPLEWHITE, Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 30, 2025#SD38254

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,760 words

BRANDY B. SHADDOX, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 28, 2025#SD38318

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority10,085 words

KIMBERLY K. HENDERSON, Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 26, 2025#SD38380

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,698 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. LANCE LECHNER, Defendant-Appellant(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 24, 2025#SD38099

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority14,306 words

THOMAS J. BROWN, III, Trustee of Thomas J. Brown, III, Revocable Trust U/A/D May 13, 2021, Respondent vs. DARREN and DAPHNE JERNIGAN, Appellants(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictOctober 30, 2024#SD38280

affirmed
real-estatemajority3,630 words

SAMMY WOODS, Plaintiff-Respondent v. TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 20, 2024#SD38381

reversed
insurancemajority1,230 words

BOBBY JOHNSON, Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 14, 2024#SD38084

remanded
criminal-lawmajority3,690 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. LAURENTISS CORTEZ KENT, Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 22, 2024#SD38291

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority877 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. CARL W. DILL, II, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 16, 2024#SD37153

affirmed
criminal-lawper_curiam7,113 words

DAVID K. HOLMAN, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 21, 2024#SD37744

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,193 words

CLAYTON D. COUNTS, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 9, 2024#SD37822

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,385 words

State of Missouri, Appellant, vs. Ashley Colville, Respondent.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 30, 2024#SC100212

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,215 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Lorandis M. Phillips, Appellant.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 30, 2024#SC100247

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,201 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. JOSEPH P. SALSMAN, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 15, 2024#SD37358

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority7,458 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. CALLIE MARIE FLOOD, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 27, 2024#SD38020

reversed
criminal-lawmajority845 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. LORANDIS M. PHILLIPS, Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 8, 2023#SD37382

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,585 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. CHRISTOPHER B. SHULTZ, Defendant-Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 6, 2023#SD37585

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,864 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. CORNELIUS PERKINS, Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 21, 2023#SD37450

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,474 words

DAWN BLAND, Plaintiff-Respondent v. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 28, 2023#SD37582

affirmed
personal-injurymajority3,616 words

JOSHUA JOHNSON, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 5, 2023#SD37528

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,111 words

State of Missouri vs. David A. Harris(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictApril 4, 2023#WD84804

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,419 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. JOHN A. HAYES, Defendant-Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 28, 2023#SD37427

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,678 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. DAVID L. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 24, 2023#SD37474

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,323 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. CHRISTOPHER STEPHENS FORD, Defendant-Appellant(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 6, 2022#SD37278

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,202 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. JULIUS D. PARHAM, Appellant(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 23, 2022#SD37085

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,569 words

GEORGE F. ALDRIDGE, JR., Appellant vs. BRIAN HOSKIN, et al., Respondents(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 10, 2022#SD36999

affirmed
personal-injurymajority1,144 words

MICHAEL ANDREW HURST, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 5, 2022#SD37194

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,441 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. CORNELIUS PERKINS, Appellant(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 25, 2022#SD37121

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,604 words

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