{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"dan-r-lawrence","displayName":"Dan R. Lawrence","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87532:undated","opinionId":"65fbe039-c301-5372-8f4a-fcd9db48da21","slug":"dan-r-lawrence-v-state-of-missouri-d87532","caseName":"Dan R. Lawrence\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD87532","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Dan R. Lawrence appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, following his conviction for child molestation and sexual misconduct. Lawrence alleged various claims of ineffective assistance against both his trial and appellate counsel, as well as procedural errors by the motion court during the post-conviction proceedings. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding no clear error in its procedural rulings and concluding that Lawrence failed to demonstrate prejudice for any of his ineffective assistance claims, particularly given the overwhelming DNA evidence presented at trial.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=230193","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/dan-r-lawrence-v-state-of-missouri-d87532","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"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"}]}