{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"chester-william-fewins","displayName":"CHESTER WILLIAM FEWINS","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38256:2024-10-04","opinionId":"ef91e2e0-7f5b-5085-ad98-a53e1899850f","slug":"chester-william-fewins-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d38256","caseName":"CHESTER WILLIAM FEWINS, Appellant\nv. \nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38256","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-10-04","year":2024,"display_summary":"Chester William Fewins appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Fewins claimed his counsel failed to obtain an expert witness to testify about his alleged hallucinations during the underlying criminal case. The motion court denied the claim, finding no evidence that counsel identified an expert willing to testify or what such testimony would entail. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, concluding its findings were not clearly erroneous.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=213374","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/chester-william-fewins-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d38256","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: criminal"],"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"}]}