{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"crowin-king-movant","displayName":"CROWIN KING, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37871:2024-01-23","opinionId":"273906f4-ed0d-55c2-9e96-f42b64ab372d","slug":"crowin-king-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d37871","caseName":"CROWIN KING, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37871","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-01-23","year":2024,"display_summary":"Crowin King appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. King claimed counsel failed to call a digital forensic expert and failed to object to testimony about prior uncharged misconduct. The motion court denied relief after an evidentiary hearing. The appellate court affirmed, finding that counsel's decision regarding the expert was sound trial strategy and that King failed to show prejudice from the unobjected-to testimony in a court-tried case.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=204833","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/crowin-king-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d37871","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"}]}