{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"brandon-scott-morse","displayName":"Brandon Scott Morse","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83654:2021-03-30","opinionId":"7dcacf93-c6ad-5f2c-a64d-bbe1c4b6370f","slug":"brandon-scott-morse-v-state-of-missouri-d83654","caseName":"Brandon Scott Morse\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD83654","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-03-30","year":2021,"display_summary":"Brandon Morse appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing the motion court failed to issue findings of fact and conclusions of law on his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. The State conceded the points on appeal. The Western District reversed the motion court's judgment and remanded the case with directions for the motion court to issue the required findings and conclusions, as its failure to do so precluded meaningful appellate review.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=175861","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/brandon-scott-morse-v-state-of-missouri-d83654","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: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}