{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"cameron-d-woods","displayName":"Cameron D. Woods","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86799:undated","opinionId":"b5e1fbcf-ba97-5c9b-820c-7990c189cd41","slug":"cameron-d-woods-v-state-of-missouri-d86799","caseName":"Cameron D. Woods\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD86799","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Cameron D. Woods appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing his plea counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to call an expert witness at his sentencing hearing. The motion court found counsel's strategy to be reasonable and concluded that the expert's testimony would not have resulted in a lower sentence. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, holding that Woods failed to establish prejudice from counsel's alleged deficiency. The court also determined that Woods's amended motion was timely filed under the version of Rule 24.035(g) in effect at the relevant time.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=216536","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/cameron-d-woods-v-state-of-missouri-d86799","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","text: sentence"],"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"}]}