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30 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

30 opinions

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. RICKY ARNOLD, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictOctober 25, 2024#SD38137

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,524 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. JAMES L. LANCASTER, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 26, 2024#SD38300

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,639 words

DICK PORTON, AMY PORTON, and NATHAN ATCHISON, Respondents v. KEITH BOX and SARAH BOX, Appellants(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJune 26, 2024#SD37755

affirmed
real-estatemajority2,474 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. JAMES NORMAN HARPER, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 7, 2024#SD37648

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,357 words

JUSTIN W. LAWRENCE, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 5, 2022#SD37251

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum3,492 words

STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. JAVAN GONZALEZ, Relator vs. HONORABLE LAURA J. JOHNSON, Respondent(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 15, 2021#SD36960

modified
family-lawmajority1,501 words

EMERALD POINTE, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant vs. TANEY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION and TANEY COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, Defendants-Respondents(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 8, 2021#SD36725

affirmed
real-estatemajority3,529 words

DARINDA BAGGETT, Plaintiff-Respondent v. HAUFF AND ASSOCIATES, LLC, BRIAN HAUFF and NICOLE HAUFF, Defendants-Appellants(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 24, 2020#SD36607

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,427 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. BARRY EDWARD GEORGE, Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 31, 2020#SD36280

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority413 words

KIMBERLY K. COOK, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 7, 2020#SD35979

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,371 words

G.E.D., Petitioner-Respondent vs. MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL, Defendant-Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 8, 2020#SD35871

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,858 words

EMERALD POINTE, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant vs. TANEY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, et al., Defendants-Respondents(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 1, 2019#SD35733

affirmed
real-estatemajority3,599 words

PREMIUM INVESTMENTS, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant v. LOWTHER JOHNSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LLC, Defendant-Respondent(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 30, 2019#SD34662

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,545 words

WILLIAM E. COPHER, Movant-Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 15, 2019#SD35473

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,467 words

CHRISTOPHER ALLEN BORNEMAN, Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 20, 2019#SD35513

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority906 words

COLBY L. SANDERS, Respondent vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Appellant(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 26, 2018#SD35368

reversed
criminal-lawmajority2,036 words

LOIS HERD, Plaintiff-Respondent, vs. DANNY HERD, BRADY HERD, and PAIG HERD, Defendants-Appellants.(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 24, 2018#SD34833

affirmed
real-estatemajority3,066 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent, vs. PHILIP RASMUSSEN, Defendant-Appellant.(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictOctober 6, 2017#SD34652

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,759 words

PATRICK SCHOLES, JEANNE SCHOLES, and THUNDERBIRD THEATRE, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GREAT SOUTHERN BANK, Defendant-Respondent.(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 26, 2017#SD34615

affirmed
personal-injurymajority1,968 words

Stewart R. Hopkins, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2017)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 25, 2017#SC95916

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,695 words

COLBY L. SANDERS, Movant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 16, 2017#SD34428

reversed
criminal-lawmajority624 words

PAUL R. ROSE, JR., Appellant, vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 9, 2016#SD34249

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,900 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent, vs. DONALD CURTIS BILLINGS, Defendant-Appellant.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 28, 2016#SD34082

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,023 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent, vs. MICHELE LYNN MONTIEL, Defendant-Appellant.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictOctober 25, 2016#SD33973

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,597 words

RITA F. GRAVATT, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. DARYL L. SIMS and JAMES S. BARKER, d/b/a Barker Tree Service, and CYNTHIA A. BARKER, d/b/a Barker Tree Service, Defendants-Respondents.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 12, 2016#SD34204

affirmed
personal-injurymajority1,064 words

STEWART R. HOPKINS, Movant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 1, 2016#SD34216

reversed
criminal-lawmajority1,152 words

ALEX M. DAVIS, Movant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 28, 2016#SD34071

remanded
criminal-lawmajority488 words

ERIC VIMONT, Appellant, vs. CHRISTIAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, Respondent.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District#SD34414

affirmed
real-estatemajority866 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. ANGELA KAY FURTADO, Defendant-Appellant(2026)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District#SD38810

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,819 words

ANN MARGARET WILLIAMS, Movant-Appellant, v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District#SD34223

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,543 words

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