{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christopher-scroggins","displayName":"Christopher Scroggins","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82439:2020-02-25","opinionId":"eaa93450-2cc8-558e-8fc7-bf0ddbd18a2b","slug":"christopher-scroggins-v-state-of-missouri-d82439","caseName":"Christopher Scroggins\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD82439","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-02-25","year":2020,"display_summary":"Christopher Scroggins appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. He argued that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to specifically argue for a more lenient sentence based on adolescent development issues, as he was 17 at the time of the crimes. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding that the record conclusively refuted Scroggins' claim because trial counsel did argue for leniency based on his age, and Scroggins failed to demonstrate prejudice.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=150656","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/christopher-scroggins-v-state-of-missouri-d82439","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}