{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"dale-frazier-movant","displayName":"DALE FRAZIER, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35430:2019-05-21","opinionId":"b4de97e6-aa34-5e07-be75-02ade35998ad","slug":"dale-frazier-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d35430","caseName":"DALE FRAZIER, Movant-Appellant\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, \tRespondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD35430","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-05-21","year":2019,"display_summary":"Dale Frazier appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion, seeking to set aside his two convictions for statutory sodomy in the second degree, which he entered via an Alford plea. He argued his sentence was illegal because parole was conditioned on admitting guilt, and that his plea counsel was ineffective for advising the Alford plea given this condition. The motion court denied relief, finding Frazier was adequately advised and failed to demonstrate prejudice. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, concluding there is no constitutional right to parole and Frazier did not prove ineffective assistance of counsel.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","other","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=140635","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/dale-frazier-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d35430","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: 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"}]}