State v. Johnson
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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the dismissal of a motion for a new trial filed decades after a criminal conviction became final, holding that Appellant was dismissing an order dismissing a motion the circuit court had no authority to sustain.
In 1995, Appellant was convicted of murder. In 2019, City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner filed a motion for new trial claiming that there was newly discovered evidence showing Appellant's innocence. The court then concluded that it lacked authority to entertain the motion because the State was not permitted to file the motion and because it was untimely. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that there was no statutory authority for the right to appeal in this case.
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