{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christopher-sanders","displayName":"Christopher Sanders","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84478:2022-06-14","opinionId":"5343a031-2211-58b5-bf9b-4d3755a28978","slug":"christopher-sanders-v-state-of-missouri-d84478","caseName":"Christopher Sanders\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD84478","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2022-06-14","year":2022,"display_summary":"Christopher Sanders appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief, which alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Sanders claimed his counsel failed to request specific self-defense instructions, including a \"castle doctrine\" instruction and one removing the duty to retreat, and a correct lesser-included offense instruction for involuntary manslaughter. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding no clear error in its conclusions that counsel's performance was not deficient or that Sanders suffered no prejudice.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions","standard-of-review","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=187335","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/christopher-sanders-v-state-of-missouri-d84478","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}