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The Honorable Wilson

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

Concurring Opinions
68
Dissenting Opinions
38

Concurring Opinions

68 opinions

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. James Keith Eggleston, Appellant.(2026)

Supreme Court of MissouriFebruary 3, 2026#SC101152

affirmed

Eggleston appealed his conviction for possession of methamphetamine found in the vehicle he was driving, arguing insufficient evidence of knowing possession. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, finding sufficient evidence supported the guilty verdict based on the methamphetamine discovered in the driver's side dashboard cubby within reach of the driver's seat.

criminal-lawper_curiam4,379 words

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, vs. Isis S. Jones, Appellant.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriDecember 29, 2025#SC101104

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,971 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Richard Neil Burkett, Appellant.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriDecember 29, 2025#SC101071

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,722 words

Treasurer of the State of Missouri – Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, Appellant, vs. Diana Penney, Respondent.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 29, 2025#SC100693

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,465 words

In re: The Honorable Joe Don McGaugh, Respondent.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriFebruary 28, 2025#SC100875

modified
family-lawmajority10,066 words

Jeromy McCrackin, Respondent, vs. Tynan Mullen, Respondent, and Safeco Insurance Company of America, Appellant.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriDecember 23, 2024#SC100578

affirmed
personal-injurymajority3,412 words

Prosecuting Attorney, 21st Judicial Circuit, ex rel. Marcellus Williams, Movant/Petitioner, v. State of Missouri, Respondent. and State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Marcellus Williams, Appellant.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriSeptember 23, 2024#SC100764

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority16,538 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. CHRISTOPHER A. CREVISTON, Appellant(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 6, 2024#SD38096

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,435 words

State ex rel. Clinton No. 1, Inc., Relator, vs. The Honorable Brandon Baker, Respondent.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 5, 2024#SC100099

remanded
personal-injurymajority3,864 words

Clara Faatz, et al., Appellants, v. John Ashcroft, Missouri Secretary of State, Respondent.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriFebruary 14, 2024#SC100277

affirmed
personal-injurymajority12,632 words

Jonas Phillips, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 19, 2023#ED110785

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,890 words

Shannon Robinson, et al., Respondents, vs. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Respondent; St. Louis County, Appellant; Board of Trustees, Livingston County Health Center and Melanie Hutton, Administrator, Cooper County Public Health Center, Appellants; Jefferson County Health Center, Appellant; Jackson County, Missouri, Appellant.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriAugust 15, 2023#SC99864

reversed
criminal-lawmajority4,514 words

State of Missouri ex rel. Andrew Bailey, Relator, vs. The Honorable Bruce F. Hilton, Circuit Judge of St. Louis County, and Joan M. Gilmer, Circuit Clerk, St. Louis County Circuit Court, Respondents.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 8, 2023#ED111501

reversed
criminal-lawmajority3,559 words

LOUIE R. KEEN, Appellant vs. AMBER WOLFE, individually and in her capacity as Trustee of the April 4, 2011 Restatement of Revocable Trust Agreement of Rosetta Keen, and CYNTHIA KEEN , Respondents(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 6, 2023#SD37345

reversed
personal-injurymajority3,536 words

State of Missouri vs. Rodger L. Gannan(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictOctober 25, 2022#WD84655

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority5,827 words

State ex rel. Jim Swoboda, Respondent, vs. Missouri Commission on Human Rights, Appellant, Alisa Warren, Appellant, and Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, Appellant.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriAugust 9, 2022#SC99000

affirmed
employmentmajority14,339 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. ANGELA M. PLIEMLING, Appellant(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 4, 2022#SD36831

reversed
criminal-lawmajority3,078 words

Harold Barnett, Respondent, vs. Columbia Maintenance Company, et al., Respondents, Amco Insurance Company and Depositors Insurance Company, Appellants.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 29, 2021#ED109008

affirmed
employmentmemorandum8,328 words

State ex rel. COUNTRY Mutual Insurance Company, Relator, vs. The Honorable Brian H. May, Respondent.(2021)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 6, 2021#SC98650

remanded
insurancemajority2,803 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. KENNETH ROBERT DAVIS, Appellant(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 25, 2021#SD36467

affirmed
personal-injurymajority1,358 words

Sheyann Geiler, et al vs. Liberty Insurance Corporation, et al(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictJanuary 12, 2021#WD83363

affirmed
personal-injurymajority5,641 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. JAMES DARRON BEERBOWER, JR., Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 23, 2020#SD36437

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,660 words

Missouri State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al., Appellants, vs. State of Missouri, et al., Respondents.(2020)

Supreme Court of MissouriOctober 9, 2020#SC98744

affirmed
employmentper_curiam9,462 words

Samuel S. Knopik, Appellant, vs. Shelby Investments, LLC, Respondent.(2020)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 17, 2020#SC97985

affirmed
insurancemajority3,269 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. HERBERT GLEN DAVIDSON, Appellant(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 5, 2020#SD35760

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,963 words

Nina Theroff, Respondent, vs. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. and Janie Harper, Appellants.(2020)

Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 14, 2020#SC97235

affirmed
employmentmemorandum8,212 words

Cletus Greene, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriSeptember 3, 2019#SC96973

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,967 words

In the Interest of D.C.M., a Minor, Appellant, vs. Pemiscot County Juvenile Office, Respondent.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriAugust 13, 2019#SC97595

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority8,309 words

State ex rel. Travis Jones, Relator, vs. The Honorable Eric Eighmy, Respondent.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 30, 2019#SC97417

transferred
criminal-lawmajority4,570 words

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Dissenting Opinions

38 opinions

In re: The Honorable Matthew E.P. Thornhill, Respondent.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriDecember 29, 2025#SC101374

criminal-lawmajority4,705 words

R.M.A., Appellant, vs. Blue Springs R-IV School District, Respondent.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriJune 10, 2025#SC100694

affirmed
employmentmajority12,046 words

In re: Paul Eric Petruska, Respondent.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 4, 2025#SC100727

dismissed
personal-injurymajority4,987 words

D.J., by and through his Next Friend, R.J., Respondent, vs. First Student, Inc., Appellant.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriFebruary 28, 2025#SC100702

remanded
personal-injurymajority7,617 words

Crown Diversified Industries Corp., et al., Respondents, v. Jake Zimmerman, Assessor, St. Louis County, Missouri, Appellant.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriFebruary 14, 2024#SC100219

affirmed
administrativemajority7,896 words

City of Harrisonville, et al., Appellants, v. Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources and Board of Trustees for the Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund, Respondents.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriDecember 19, 2023#SC100043

affirmed
employmentmajority5,433 words

Steven Harner, Respondent, vs. Mercy Hospital Joplin, Appellant.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriDecember 19, 2023#SC100030

affirmed
personal-injurymajority6,180 words

State of Missouri, Appellant, vs. Nicholas A. Barton, Respondent.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriJune 27, 2023#SC99886

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,916 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. JASON MICHAEL HURST, Defendant-Apellant(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictAugust 30, 2022#SD37395

reversed
criminal-lawmajority2,650 words

Mortez Cleaves, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJuly 20, 2021#ED109120

reversed
criminal-lawmajority1,731 words

Arrowhead Lake Estates Homeowners Association, Inc., Appellant, vs. Ajay Aggarwal and Megha Garg, Respondents.(2021)

Supreme Court of MissouriJune 15, 2021#SC98772

affirmed
real-estatemajority3,200 words

John Henry Rhoden and Dorothy Jean Winfield, Respondents, vs. Missouri Delta Medical Center, Appellant.(2021)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 2, 2021#SC98327

affirmed
personal-injurymajority8,885 words

State ex rel. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, and Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Relators, vs. The Honorable Michael Noble, Respondent.(2020)

Supreme Court of MissouriDecember 22, 2020#SC98222

dismissed
personal-injurymajority2,901 words

Robert Ingham, et al., Respondents, v. Johnson & Johnson, et al, Appellants.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 23, 2020#ED107476

affirmed
personal-injurymemorandum26,544 words

State ex rel. Key Insurance Company, Relator, vs. The Honorable Marco A. Roldan, Respondent.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriOctober 29, 2019#SC97623

dismissed
personal-injurymajority4,098 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Andrew Barnett, Appellant.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriJuly 16, 2019#SC96138

remanded
personal-injurymajority4,558 words

State of Missouri ex rel. Attorney General Joshua D. Hawley and the Board of Trustees of the Missouri Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund, Appellant, vs. Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, Respondent.(2018)

Supreme Court of MissouriAugust 21, 2018#SC96885

reversed
personal-injurymajority6,056 words

Keith Jackson, Appellant, vs. Dennis J. Barton III, Respondent.(2018)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 17, 2018#SC95771

affirmed
real-estatemajority6,060 words

Jack Alpert, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, et al., Respondents.(2018)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 3, 2018#SC96024

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority7,806 words

Chad B. Watson vs. State of Missouri(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictFebruary 27, 2018#WD80863

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,392 words

Keith Meiners, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2018)

Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 23, 2018#SC96278

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority6,107 words

Kevin Hicks vs. State of Missouri(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictMarch 28, 2017#WD79120

affirmed
personal-injurymajority1,431 words

Richard S. Mercer, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2017)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 14, 2017#SC95451

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum5,643 words

Rachal Laut, f/k/a Rachal Govro, and John M. Soellner, Appellants, vs. City of Arnold, Respondent.(2016)

Supreme Court of MissouriJune 28, 2016#SC95307

affirmed
personal-injurymajority12,218 words

State of Missouri, Respondent vs. Daniel D. Hartman, Appellant.(2016)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 15, 2016#SC95110

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,581 words

State of Missouri, Respondent vs. Chadwick Leland Walter, Appellant.(2016)

Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 26, 2016#SC94658

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority7,761 words

State ex rel. Reginald Clemons, Petitioner vs. Steve Larkins, Superintendent, Respondent.(2015)

Supreme Court of MissouriNovember 24, 2015#SC90197

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum36,542 words

State of Missouri vs. James Calvin Smith(2015)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictNovember 17, 2015#WD77673

reversed
criminal-lawmajority3,900 words

Alyssa D. Bustamante vs. State of Missouri(2015)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictSeptember 29, 2015#WD77493

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,949 words

Sarah Tupper, et al., Respondents/Cross-Appellants vs. City of St. Louis, et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents.(2015)

Supreme Court of MissouriAugust 18, 2015#SC94212

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority7,658 words

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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.