Court of Appeals, Eastern District

Apr 1, 2026

Criminal Law-Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, filed after he pled guilty to robbery, armed criminal action and resisting arrest. Defendant argued that his plea counsel was ineffective. Where defendant failed […]

Apr 1, 2026

Criminal Law-Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Defendant, who had been convicted of unlawful use of a weapon and assault involving a domestic altercation with his mother who had called police, appealed the denial of his motion […]

Apr 1, 2026

Criminal Law-Post-Conviction DNA Testing-Availability of Evidence

Defendant, who had been convicted of a robbery based on DNA testing on the robber’s mask left at the scene, appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction DNA testing, arguing that […]

Apr 1, 2026

Contracts-Breach-Forum Selection Clause

Plaintiffs appealed the dismissal of their complaint against defendant alleging breach of contract, fraud and tortious interference. Plaintiffs argued that the trial court erred in dismissing the case based on the forum selection clause in the […]

Mar 18, 2026

Real Property-Trespass-Adverse Possession

Plaintiffs appealed the adverse judgment on their claims for trespass and ejectment and the grant of judgment to defendant on his claim for adverse possession of portions of plaintiffs’ property. […]

Mar 18, 2026

Employer-Employee-Disability Discrimination-Motion to Compel Arbitration

Defendants appealed the trial court’s judgment in favor of plaintiff on his disability discrimination and retaliation claim under the Missouri Human Rights Act. Defendants argued that the trial court erred […]

Mar 18, 2026

Consumer Law-TCPA-Standing

Plaintiff appealed the grant of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s TCPA claim. Plaintiff argued that there were disputed issues of material fact, that he had standing and that the […]

Mar 11, 2026

Criminal Law-Statutory Rape-Persistent Sexual Offender

Defendant appealed the sentence imposed following his convictions for statutory rape, sodomy and child molestation, arguing that the trial court erred in sentencing him as a persistent sexual offender because the designation […]

Mar 11, 2026

Criminal Law-Domestic Assault-Admission of Evidence

Defendant appealed his conviction for domestic assault and property damage, challenging the admissibility of certain evidence and the amount of the judgment entered against him for the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund. Where […]

Feb 25, 2026

Probate-Foreign Judgment-Recoverable Transfer

The parties cross-appealed the trial court’s judgment granting in part plaintiff’s claim for accounting and entering judgment against defendant for a recoverable transfer. Plaintiff argued that the trial court misapplied […]

Feb 25, 2026

Municipal-Historic Building Standards-Variance

Defendants appealed the trial court’s judgment that reversed the St. Louis Preservation Board’s decision that denied plaintiff’s request for a permit for a roofing variance from a historic district roofing […]

Feb 25, 2026

Employer-Employee-Disability Discrimination-Retaliation

Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her complaint against defendant, her employer, which alleged disability discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act. Where plaintiff […]