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45 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

45 opinions

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. ANDREW J. COOPER, Defendant-Appellant(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 29, 2025#SD38188

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,394 words

JAMES SANCHEZ, in his capacity as President of INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION 702, KEITH ATCHISON, in his capacity as Vice-President of INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION 702, and QUINTON TILLMAN, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. CITY OF POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, Defendant-Respondent(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 28, 2025#SD38656

affirmed
administrativemajority2,960 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. JORDAN NICCOLE WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 28, 2025#SD38308

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,552 words

ANNIE WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. HUTCHESON ENTERPRISES, INC. and TITLE CASH OF MISSOURI, INC., Defendants-Respondents(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 30, 2024#SD38072

affirmed
employmentmemorandum2,701 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. EDWARD DENNIS RODGERS, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJune 7, 2024#SD37796

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,143 words

KAYLA WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Respondent v. MISSOURI STATE BOARD OF NURSING, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 24, 2024#SD37731

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,635 words

CROWIN KING, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 23, 2024#SD37871

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,631 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. FLOYD E. MARTIN, JR., Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 9, 2024#SD37765

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,439 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. ALPHONSE D. AVILA, Defendant-Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 7, 2023#SD37718

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,892 words

Tyler Hollis, a Minor By and Through His Next Friend, Mother and Conservator, Karen Hollis, Appellant, vs. Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, LLC, et al., Respondents.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 13, 2023#ED110884

affirmed
personal-injurymajority8,235 words

JEFFREY BALDWIN, Individually, as agent for his children and grandchildren named below, as Beneficiary of the Roger Woodard Baldwin Revocable Trust dtd. November 5, 2001, as Amended and Restated, and certain sub-trusts created thereunder, and as Trustee of a descendant’s trust in his name as described below, Petitioner-Appellant v. JAN KAYE BALDWIN, Individually, as Beneficiary, and as Trustee of the Roger Woodard Baldwin Revocable Trust dtd. November 5, 2001, as Amended and Restated, and certain sub-trusts created thereunder, and KAYLI BALDWIN-HYTEN, Individually, as a Beneficiary of the Roger Woodard Baldwin Revocable Trust dtd. November 5, 2001, as Amended and Restated, and certain sub-trusts created thereunder, and as Trustee of a descendant’s trust in her name as described below, and ANDREA BALDWIN-GREGG, Individually, as a Beneficiary of the Roger Woodard Baldwin Revocable Trust dtd. November 5, 2001, as Amended and Restated, and certain sub-trusts created thereunder, and as Trustee of a descendant’s trust in her name as described below, Respondents-Respondents.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 28, 2023#SD37567

affirmed
real-estatemajority5,049 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. ERIC CHRISTOPHER GIBBS, Appellant(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 31, 2023#SD37369

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,083 words

DARRELL WAYNE TURNER, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. LINDA JEAN JORDAN, Defendant-Appellant(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 22, 2022#SD37432

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,787 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. ALEJANDRO FLORES-MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 12, 2022#SD36979

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority5,729 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. PAUL MICHAEL BILSKEY, Appellant(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJune 3, 2022#SD37241

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,048 words

LARRY DWAYNE ORMSBY, Appellant vs. CENTRAL MINE EQUIPMENT CO., Respondent(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 30, 2020#SD36576

affirmed
personal-injurymajority1,114 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. DOYLE WILLIAM TURNER, Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 29, 2020#SD36374

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,989 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. LARRY RAY JAMES, SR., Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 16, 2020#SD36238

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,391 words

MARION TIBBS, ASSESSOR BUTLER COUNTY, MISSOURI, Appellant vs. POPLAR BLUFF ASSOCIATES I, L.P., and POPLAR BLUFF PROPERTIES III, L.P., Respondents(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 14, 2020#SD35625

affirmed
real-estatemajority6,712 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. OTIS L. LAMBERT, Appellant(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 20, 2019#SD35389

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,100 words

DONNA COWGUR, Plaintiff-Appellant vs. JOEL MURPHY, JESSICA MURPHY, Defendants-Respondents JEFFERY SPROUS, LISA SPROUS and JOHN DOE REALTY, Defendants(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 12, 2019#SD35962

affirmed
personal-injurymajority2,628 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. JERRY RAY GILLUM, Defendant-Appellant(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 30, 2019#SD35327

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,555 words

CHRISTOPHER P. AMSDEN, Movent-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 21, 2018#SD35341

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum2,155 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. LISA D. HOOPER, Appellant(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 9, 2018#SD35025

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum7,493 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. KEON TERRELL ALLEN, Defendant-Appellant.(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 30, 2018#SD34824

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,958 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. DARION LAMONT LEE, Defendant-Appellant.(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 23, 2017#SD34680

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,572 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent, vs. JASON M. JONES, a/k/a Jason M. Hilburn, Appellant.(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 7, 2017#SD34514

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,325 words

PEMISCOT COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY, Respondent vs. RAIL SWITCHING SERVICES, INC., Appellant(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 9, 2017#SD34570

affirmed
personal-injurymajority2,763 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. RODNEY J. GREEN, Appellant(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 19, 2016#SD34273

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,191 words

JOANNE JONES, QUINCY DWAYNE JONES, CHRIS JONES, and ANTHONY JONES, Appellants, vs. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Respondent.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictOctober 18, 2016#SD34184

affirmed
personal-injurymemorandum2,823 words

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