Smith v. State

CROW, Judge.

For the reasons set forth hereunder, this court holds the judgment in this pro-eedurally bizarre case is unappealable for lack of finality, hence this court dismisses this appeal.

The origin of the present dispute is a judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Butler County on March 10, 1982 (“the 1982 judgment”). The 1982 judgment was entered in case number CV381-708 titled: “STATE OF MISSOURI, ex rel[.] Jeremy W. Rambo, A Minor[,] Debbie Rambo, Next Friend[,] Petitioners, vs. Billy E. Smith[,] Respondent.”

The 1982 judgment declared that Billy E. Smith (“Smith”)3 is the “natural…