{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"cornell-anthony-cornelius-movant","displayName":"CORNELL ANTHONY CORNELIUS, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36988:2022-08-22","opinionId":"855b46f0-898e-56f0-9fa2-7ecca9188042","slug":"cornell-anthony-cornelius-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d36988","caseName":"CORNELL ANTHONY CORNELIUS, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36988","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2022-08-22","year":2022,"display_summary":"Cornell Anthony Cornelius appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing the State breached its plea agreement by clarifying a 20-year minimum sentence and that his counsel was ineffective for not objecting. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment. It found the plea agreement's term \"something less\" to be ambiguous, permitting consideration of extrinsic evidence, and concluded Movant failed to prove either a breach of the agreement or ineffective assistance of counsel.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","contracts","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=188654","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/cornell-anthony-cornelius-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d36988","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}