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

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Trial Court Opinions

28 opinions

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Amanda Joy Rogers, Appellant.(2026)

Supreme Court of MissouriFebruary 3, 2026#SC101172

affirmed

Amanda Rogers appealed her conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, challenging both the sufficiency of evidence and the legality of the vehicle stop that led to the firearm's discovery. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, upholding the conviction and rejection of Rogers's motion to suppress.

criminal-lawper_curiam3,308 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v DAVID JOHN AINSWORTH, Appellant(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJune 13, 2025#SD38491

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,164 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. AMANDA JOY ROGERS, Defendant-Appellant(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 30, 2025#SD38552

reversed
criminal-lawmajority2,438 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. CHRISTOPHER W. SMITH, Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 20, 2024#SD38054

reversed
criminal-lawmajority2,445 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Appellant v. WARREN DALE BRANNING, Defendant-Respondent(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 28, 2024#SD37795

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,914 words

TERRY MCCROSKEY, TOM MCCROSKEY, BRENT MCCROSKEY, DWAYNE MCCROSKEY, CHERIE HOBSON, individually, and CHERIE HOBSON as Next Friend for L.H., a minor, and BETH MURPHY, as Next Friend for C.M., a minor, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. RAJINDER SINGH, et al., Defendants-Appellants(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 19, 2023#SD37797

affirmed
insurancemajority5,021 words

BEVERLY BARLOW, Respondent vs. SAXON HOLDINGS TRUST and ERIC FARRAN and LEANN FARRAN as its Trustees, Appellant(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictOctober 21, 2022#SD37361

affirmed
real-estatemajority2,523 words

PATRICIA PHILLIPS, Respondent vs. LARY JENKINS, Appellant(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJune 16, 2022#SD37327

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,845 words

JERRY D. BRUMBAUGH, Appellant vs. KENNETH ZELLERS, as Director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, Respondent(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 4, 2022#SD37170

dismissed
administrativemajority916 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. JEFFREY SCOTT KOWALSKI, Defendant-Appellant(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 5, 2019#SD35734

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,434 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. DAVID HOWARD ABEL, Defendant-Appellant(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 4, 2019#SD35311

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,418 words

ANDY JOE ALTIC, JR., Movant-Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 1, 2019#SD35502

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,560 words

JERRY D. BRUMBAUGH, Petitioner-Appellant v. JOEL W. WALTERS, Respondent-Respondent(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 30, 2019#SD35835

affirmed
criminal-lawper_curiam1,295 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. CHADWICK L. NIMMO, Defendant-Appellant(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 13, 2018#SD35313

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,035 words

STATE OF MISSOURI ex rel. AMBER HALE f/k/a AMBER KOESTER, Relator, vs. THE HONORABLE MICHAEL O. HENDRICKSON, THIRTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WEBSTER COUNTY, MISSOURI, Respondent.(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 5, 2018#SD35309

reversed
personal-injurymajority2,190 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent, vs. LAKE CUNNINGHAM, Appellant.(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 27, 2017#SD34470

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,165 words

BERT BRIDGES, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BORE-FLEX INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants-Respondents.(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 24, 2017#SD34878

affirmed
corporateper_curiam4,299 words

AMBER HALE, f/k/a AMBER KOESTER, Appellant/Cross-Respondent vs. BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, Respondent/Cross-Appellant(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 31, 2017#SD34483

reversed
personal-injurymajority2,335 words

ANDY JOE ALTIC, JR., Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 14, 2017#SD34526

reversed
criminal-lawper_curiam287 words

KEYSTONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Respondent, vs. CHRISTINE KUNTZ, CARMEN MELTON, TERESA MORRIS- PICKRELL, and TONY PICKRELL, Defendants-Appellants.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 21, 2016#SD34540

affirmed
personal-injurymajority2,713 words

In the Interest of: A.C.G. Juvenile Officer and Department of Social Services, Children's Division vs. A.G. (Natural Mother)(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictSeptember 13, 2016#WD79274

affirmed
family-lawmajority4,326 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent, vs. MAX GIBSON, Appellant.(2015)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 29, 2015#SD33425

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,569 words

E.A.P., ex rel. V.C.I. and G.B.I., minor children, Petitioner-Appellant/Respondent vs. J.A.I., Respondent-Respondent/Cross-Appellant(2013)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 14, 2013#SD31844

affirmed
family-lawmajority2,176 words

ANDRE R. KIRK, Movant-Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2011)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District#SD31123

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,123 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Charles C. Shaw III, Appellant.(2019)

Supreme Court of Missouri#SC97605

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority6,074 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. LARRY DEAN MOORE, Defendant-Appellant.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District#SD34170

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,845 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. CHARLES C. SHAW, III, Defendant-Appellant(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District#SD35046

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,810 words

MARK HOPWOOD and MARY HOPWOOD, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. CITIFINANCIAL, INC. and ZACHREY B. BOULWARE, Defendants-Appellants.(2014)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District#SD32633

affirmed
personal-injurymajority2,111 words

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