{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"colby-l-sanders","displayName":"COLBY L. SANDERS","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35368:2018-11-26","opinionId":"b639b25d-47d5-57ba-a133-5cfd8022a518","slug":"colby-l-sanders-respondent-v-state-of-missouri-appellant-d35368","caseName":"COLBY L. SANDERS, Respondent\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35368","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-11-26","year":2018,"display_summary":"Colby Sanders appealed the grant of postconviction relief, which vacated his conviction on one count of molestation due to ineffective assistance of counsel. The motion court had found IAC, believing *Hoeber v. State* categorically rejected trial counsel's strategic reasons for not objecting to a verdict director. The appellate court reversed, clarifying that *Hoeber* was a fact-specific ruling and did not establish a categorical rule for IAC claims. The case was remanded for the motion court to make specific findings on whether trial counsel's choices were objectively reasonable.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"modified","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=133674","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/colby-l-sanders-respondent-v-state-of-missouri-appellant-d35368","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: jury-instructions","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}