{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"brandy-b-shaddox-movant","displayName":"BRANDY B. SHADDOX, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38318:2025-04-28","opinionId":"2d078e1c-d3f9-5433-826d-6bca96001bdc","slug":"brandy-b-shaddox-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responde-d38318","caseName":"BRANDY B. SHADDOX, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38318","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-04-28","year":2025,"display_summary":"Brandy B. Shaddox appealed the denial of her Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, following her convictions for first-degree murder and other offenses. She claimed ineffective assistance of trial counsel for failing to pursue a diminished capacity defense and for errors related to jury instructions. The motion court denied her claims, finding counsel's decisions were reasonable trial strategy and that no prejudice resulted from the instructional errors. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's denial, concluding its findings were not clearly erroneous.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=220074","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/brandy-b-shaddox-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responde-d38318","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: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}