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98 S.W.3d 884

Windeknecht v. Stubblefield

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 4, 2003

Missouri Court of Appeals · decided 2003-03-04

Relies on Fischer v. City of Washington · Allen v. Rooker · State ex rel. Bennett v. Gagne

Decided 2003-03-04

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Chief Judge.

¶1Larry Windeknecht appeals from a judgment denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus.

¶2We are obligated to determine whether we have jurisdiction and, 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). An appeal does not lie from a decision in a habeas corpus proceeding. Bebee v. State, 619 S.W.2d 363 (Mo.App. S.D.1981). Where a petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied, petitioner’s remedy is by way of a successive application for writ of habeas corpus. State ex rel. Bennett v. Gagne, 623 S.W.2d 87, 89 (Mo.App. W.D.1981).

¶3The appeal is dismissed for lack of an appealable judgment.

LAWRENCE G. CRAHAN and ROBERT G. DOWD, JR., JJ., concur.
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