{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christopher-r-sokolic-jr","displayName":"Christopher R. Sokolic, Jr.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112533:2025-04-08","opinionId":"9eb5e40d-8572-58aa-bfe8-1cd29f2583bd","slug":"christopher-r-sokolic-jr-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-112533","caseName":"Christopher R. Sokolic, Jr., Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED112533","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-04-08","year":2025,"display_summary":"Christopher R. Sokolic, Jr. appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. Movant argued his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to argue imperfect self-defense and for not advising him to testify to support that defense. The motion court found trial counsel's testimony more credible, concluding counsel was not ineffective. The appellate court affirmed, deferring to the motion court's credibility findings and concluding that counsel's performance was not deficient.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=219394","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/christopher-r-sokolic-jr-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-112533","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}