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State v. Hubbard

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
Feb 19, 2008
245 S.W.3d 918 (Mo. Ct. App. 2008)

Opinion

No. ED 90620.

February 19, 2008.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, St. Louis County, Gloria C. Reno, J.

Brian K. Hubbard (pro se), St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Sara L. Marler, St. Louis, MO, for respondent.



Brian K. Hubbard (Defendant) was convicted of sexual misconduct in the first degree. The court suspended imposition of sentence and placed Defendant on probation for two years with conditions. Defendant has now filed his notice of appeal from this judgment of conviction. We dismiss the appeal.

The criminal appeals statutes limit the right of appeal to final judgments. Section 547.070, RSMo 2000. In a criminal case, the judgment becomes final for purposes of appeal when the judgment and sentence are entered. State v. Welch, 865 S.W.2d 434, 435 (Mo.App.E.D. 1993). Therefore, when imposition of the sentence is suspended, the judgment is not final and a defendant may not appeal it. State v. Lynch, 679 S.W.2d 858, 860 (Mo. banc 1984); See also, State v. Larson, 79 S.W.3d 891, 892 (Mo. banc 2002). Here, the court suspended imposition of Defendant's sentence. As a result, there is no final, appealable judgment.

Where there is no final, appealable judgment, we have no jurisdiction to consider the appeal. State v. Palm, 158 S.W.3d 861 (Mo.App. E.D. 2005). We issued an order to Defendant directing him to show cause why his appeal should not be dismissed. Defendant has not filed a response.

Defendant's appeal is dismissed without prejudice for lack of a final, appealable judgment.

BOOKER T. SHAW and NANNETTE A. BAKER, JJ., Concur.


Summaries of

State v. Hubbard

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
Feb 19, 2008
245 S.W.3d 918 (Mo. Ct. App. 2008)
Case details for

State v. Hubbard

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Brian K. HUBBARD…

Court:Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District

Date published: Feb 19, 2008

Citations

245 S.W.3d 918 (Mo. Ct. App. 2008)

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