Supreme Court of Missouri Blog (contributor)
Publications
Sophia is a regular contributor to this blog, which tracks opinions, rule changes, transfer decisions, and writs of the Supreme Court of Missouri, along with oral argument and opinion release dates. Contributions include:
- Abandonment apparent on the face of an amended motion needs no evidentiary hearing (July 7, 2026)
- Persistent offender status may rest on an inference that an out-of-state conviction was a felony (June 23, 2026)
- Conflicting testimony from a single State witness does not defeat sufficiency of conviction (May 19, 2026)
- A plaintiff must establish waiver of sovereign immunity as part of its prima facie case (June 23, 2026)
- Sovereign immunity bars claims against the state for additional payment from the tort victims’ compensation fund (June 2, 2026)
