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

Trial Court Opinions
131

Trial Court Opinions

131 opinions

HOWARD ROBERTS, Movant-Respondent v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Appellant(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 29, 2025#SD38530

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum4,247 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Dustin Curtis Winter, Appellant.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriAugust 12, 2025#SC100847

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority7,153 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Douglas Beeson, Appellant.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 4, 2025#ED112071

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,897 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. KEYMOND S. BROWN, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 19, 2024#SD38111

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority7,738 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. DUSTIN CURTIS WINTER, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 19, 2024#SD37914

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority6,898 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. STEVEN A. BENFORD, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 12, 2024#SD38101

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,634 words

WILLIE D. CLARK, Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 5, 2024#SD37440

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,903 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. CHARLES KENNETH MULVERHILL, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 30, 2024#SD38053

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,395 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. ROBERT C. ROST, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 9, 2024#SD37732

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority9,074 words

COURTNEY DUANE BLADE, Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 4, 2024#SD38089

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,520 words

THOMAS E. ELSTON, Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 31, 2024#SD37912

reversed
criminal-lawmajority1,149 words

STEPHANIE MAXINE STENGER, f/k/a Stephanie Stenger Montgomery, Petitioner-Respondent v. MARTIN SCOTT MONTGOMERY, Respondent-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 25, 2024#SD37849

affirmed
family-lawmajority4,912 words

ROGER ASH, ET UX., Appellants vs. KEVIN BEAL, ET AL., Respondents(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 12, 2023#SD37819

affirmed
real-estatemajority2,346 words

QWENTEN DEON AMLIN, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 19, 2023#SD37647

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,304 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. SHAWN KELLY MARTIN, Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 2, 2023#SD37408

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,121 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. DAVID C. COPLEY, Defendant-Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 24, 2023#SD37492

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,272 words

ELEVATION ENTERPRISES, LLC,, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, et al., Defendants-Respondents GALLOWAY VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, et al., Intervenors-Appellants(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJune 8, 2022#SD37129

affirmed
personal-injurymajority6,318 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. CLINTON M. BOYD, Appellant(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 29, 2022#SD37118

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,823 words

State of Missouri, Appellant, vs. Gary Andrews, Jr., Respondent.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 15, 2022#SC99063

reversed
criminal-lawmemorandum1,576 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Matthew James Lee McCord, Appellant.(2021)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 6, 2021#SC98546

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,937 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. JACOB RAY MARSH, Defendant-Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 16, 2020#SD36348

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,842 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. ALLEN K. HOGAN, Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictOctober 28, 2020#SD36321

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,115 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. BILLY RAY LITTLEFIELD, Defendant-Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 14, 2020#SD36327

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority985 words

Brian M. Martin, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 18, 2020#ED107773

remanded
criminal-lawmajority1,586 words

Paul Arthaud, Respondent, vs. Gordon Arthaud, et al., Appellants.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMay 5, 2020#ED107988

affirmed
family-lawmajority4,048 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. MATTHEW JAMES LEE MCCORD, Defendant-Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 15, 2020#SD35696

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,567 words

RAMONE J. HICKS, Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 30, 2020#SD35911

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority6,058 words

CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL SHELBY, Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 24, 2020#SD36125

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority633 words

GARY L. MITCHELL, JR., Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 23, 2020#SD36227

affirmed
criminal-lawper_curiam1,534 words

Krystal N. Tresler, Movant/Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent/Respondent.(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 10, 2019#ED107256

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,743 words

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