Buff v. Roper

Missouri Court of Appeals

Buff v. Roper

155 S.W.3d 811, 2005 Mo. App. LEXIS 125, 2005 WL 147703

CourtMissouri Court of Appeals

DecidedJanuary 25, 2005

DocketED 85318

StatusPublished

Cited by14 cases

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Buff v. Roper, 155 S.W.3d 811, 2005 Mo. App. LEXIS 125, 2005 WL 147703 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005).

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*812 GEORGE W. DRAPER III, C.J.

John Buff (Appellant) appeals from a judgment denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Appeal dismissed.

Initially, this Court must determine whether it has jurisdiction. If we lack jurisdiction to entertain an appeal, then it should be dismissed. Fischer v. City of Washington, 55 S.W.3d 372, 377 (Mo.App. E.D.2001). Here, Appellant seeks to appeal from the circuit court’s judgment denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. An appeal does not lie from the denial of a petition for habeas corpus. Blackmon v. Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, 97 S.W.3d 458 (Mo. banc 2003); McDermott v. State, 120 S.W.3d 261, 262 (Mo.App. E.D.2003).

We issued an order directing Appellant to show cause why his appeal should not be dismissed. In response, Appellant filed his Appellant’s Brief that argues the merits of his appeal. Appellant offers no argument about the judgment’s appealability. To the extent that Appellant may be arguing that he is entitled to review because he is making a claim of actual innocence, he offers no legal support for this assertion. Indeed, a petitioner’s remedy where a petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied is to file a new writ petition in a higher court. Webster v. Purkett, 110 S.W.3d 832, 837 (Mo.App. E.D.2003). Appellant has not filed a new writ petition.

The appeal is dismissed for lack of an appealable judgment.

LAWRENCE G. CRAHAN, J. and GLENN A. NORTON, J., concur.

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*812 GEORGE W. DRAPER III, C.J.

John Buff (Appellant) appeals from a judgment denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Appeal dismissed.

Initially, this Court must determine whether it has jurisdiction. If we lack jurisdiction to entertain an appeal, then it should be dismissed. Fischer v. City of Washington, 55 S.W.3d 372, 377 (Mo.App. E.D.2001). Here, Appellant seeks to appeal from the circuit court’s judgment denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. An appeal does not lie from the denial of a petition for habeas corpus. Blackmon v. Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, 97 S.W.3d 458 (Mo. banc 2003); McDermott v. State, 120 S.W.3d 261, 262 (Mo.App. E.D.2003).

We issued an order directing Appellant to show cause why his appeal should not be dismissed. In response, Appellant filed his Appellant’s Brief that argues the merits of his appeal. Appellant offers no argument about the judgment’s appealability. To the extent that Appellant may be arguing that he is entitled to review because he is making a claim of actual innocence, he offers no legal support for this assertion. Indeed, a petitioner’s remedy where a petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied is to file a new writ petition in a higher court. Webster v. Purkett, 110 S.W.3d 832, 837 (Mo.App. E.D.2003). Appellant has not filed a new writ petition.

The appeal is dismissed for lack of an appealable judgment.

LAWRENCE G. CRAHAN, J. and GLENN A. NORTON, J., concur.

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