STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. MELVIN ANDERSON, Relator v. HONORABLE MARK PREYER, Respondent and STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDREW BAILEY, Relator v. HONORABLE MARK PREYER, Respondent

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District In Division STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. ) MELVIN ANDERSON, ) ) Relator, ) ) v. ) ) HONORABLE MARK PREYER, ) ) Respondent, ) Nos. SD38672 and SD38866 ) CONSOLIDATED and ) ) Filed: August 25, 2025 STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. ) ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDREW ) BAILEY, ) ) Relator, ) ) v. ) ) HONORABLE MARK PREYER, ) ) Respondent. ) ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS IN PROHIBITION PRELIMINARY WRITS OF PROHIBITION MADE PERMANENT We are presented with a highly unusual circumstance in which the judge presiding over criminal proceedings accepted conflicting jury verdicts,…