{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"daniel-fields","displayName":"Daniel Fields","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84506:2022-03-29","opinionId":"4770e6e0-2efb-5e35-9e11-af99f786f59f","slug":"daniel-fields-v-state-of-missouri-d84506","caseName":"Daniel Fields\nvs. \nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD84506","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2022-03-29","year":2022,"display_summary":"Daniel Fields pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy and was sentenced to consecutive fourteen-year terms. He filed a Rule 24.035 motion, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel because his plea counsel failed to advise him of the possibility of civil lifetime commitment as a sexually violent predator. The motion court denied his claim, finding his testimony not credible. The appellate court affirmed, holding that civil commitment as an SVP is a collateral consequence, and counsel is not ineffective for failing to advise on such consequences.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=185774","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/daniel-fields-v-state-of-missouri-d84506","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"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"}]}