{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"allen-tucker","displayName":"ALLEN TUCKER","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36845:2021-09-22","opinionId":"34bad827-a0ef-5852-b83a-e02d178f270a","slug":"allen-tucker-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d36845","caseName":"ALLEN TUCKER, Appellant\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36845","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-09-22","year":2021,"display_summary":"Allen Tucker appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, which alleged ineffective assistance of counsel during his trial for first-degree sexual abuse and attempted enticement of a child. Tucker claimed counsel failed to object to a deputy's comment, forensic interviewer's testimony, and a prosecutor's cross-examination question. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's denial, concluding that counsel's decisions not to object were reasonable trial strategies and finding no clear error.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=180695","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/allen-tucker-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d36845","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}