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

Trial Court Opinions
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Trial Court Opinions

14 opinions

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. James Willis Peters, Appellant.(2026)

Supreme Court of MissouriFebruary 24, 2026#SC101218

remanded

James Willis Peters appealed his conviction for driving while intoxicated as a chronic offender, challenging whether the state proved beyond a reasonable doubt that all four of his prior offenses were intoxication-related traffic offenses. The court found the state failed to sufficiently prove his 2002 offense was an IRTO and therefore vacated the judgment and remanded for resentencing.

criminal-lawper_curiam3,993 words

KENNETH M. SAUTER, JR., Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 25, 2025#SD38346

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,595 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. JAMES WILLIS PETERS, Appellant(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 9, 2025#SD38673

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,015 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. KENTON COWGILL, Appellant(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 21, 2025#SD38166

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,189 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. ROBERT WILLIAM SHIELDS, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 14, 2024#SD37757

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,837 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. LOUIS ANTHONY MEALER, Defendant-Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 25, 2023#SD37623

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,532 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. LONNIE STULL TILTON, JR., Defendant-Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 16, 2023#SD37339

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,967 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. BLAINE URIAH DOWNUM, Defendant-Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 7, 2020#SD36081

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority6,005 words

ROSE FORD, Respondent vs. SKAGGS CHIROPRACTIC, LLC, Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 19, 2020#SD36080

affirmed
personal-injurymajority2,341 words

BOYD A. PENNINGTON, individually and as Successor Trustee of the JAMES W. GRESHAM LIVING TRUST, Plaintiff-Appellant vs. SAIDEE ANN VONIER, individually, and as Trustee of the JAMES W. GRESHAM LIVING TRUST, Defendant-Responden(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 6, 2019#SD36226

affirmed
real-estatemajority2,789 words

CITY OF JOPLIN, Respondent vs. JAMES MAXWELL LEEPER, JR., Appellant(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJune 7, 2019#SD35546

affirmed
criminal-lawper_curiam1,314 words

JOHN DOE, a minor, by and through his Natural Mother, MOTHER DOE, Plaintiff-Appellant vs. OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, Defendant-Respondent(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 5, 2019#SD35573

affirmed
personal-injuryper_curiam4,717 words

SKAGGS CHIROPRACTIC, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROSE FORD, Defendant-Respondent.(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJune 5, 2018#SD35234

affirmed
personal-injurymajority3,046 words

L.M.D. vs. D.W.D.(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictFebruary 27, 2018#WD80845

reversed
administrativemajority1,465 words

Archive Note

This is a summary of public court records compiled from Missouri appellate slip opinions. This archive contains Missouri appellate slip opinions reproduced for research convenience, not the final official reporter version. Official source links remain authoritative where provided. Joseph Ott, Attorney 67889, Ott Law Firm - Constant Victory - Personal Injury and Litigation maintains these public legal archives to support Missouri case research and to help prospective clients connect that research to the firm's courtroom practice.