{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"audra-joyce-petitionermovant","displayName":"AUDRA JOYCE, Petitioner-Movant","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38815:undated","opinionId":"875a8fc8-d966-5526-912c-e4ef466115df","slug":"audra-joyce-petitioner-movant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d38815","caseName":"AUDRA JOYCE, Petitioner-Movant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38815","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Audra Joyce appealed the motion court's denial of her Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. She claimed ineffective assistance of counsel, alleging her attorney misadvised her on sentencing, leading to an involuntary guilty plea, and failed to call her mother as a witness at sentencing. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding no clear error in its findings that counsel was not ineffective and the plea was knowing, voluntary, and intelligent.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=228454","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/audra-joyce-petitioner-movant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d38815","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"petitioner"}]}