{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-k-holman-movant","displayName":"DAVID K. HOLMAN, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37744:2024-05-21","opinionId":"3ea199a3-73df-5850-b849-b168803fce32","slug":"david-k-holman-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d37744","caseName":"DAVID K. HOLMAN, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37744","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-05-21","year":2024,"display_summary":"David K. Holman appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, seeking to overturn his convictions for first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Holman alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel for failing to hire a forensic expert and claimed the motion court erred by excluding and failing to consider certain exhibits. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding its denial of post-conviction relief was not clearly erroneous.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=208254","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/david-k-holman-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d37744","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","text: criminal"],"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"}]}