{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-vandergriff","displayName":"David Vandergriff","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc100077:2023-06-08","opinionId":"e77ea3ec-9d5e-5ab8-9da4-fe36862949e5","slug":"state-ex-rel-johnny-a-johnson-petitioner-v-david-vandergriff-respondent-100077","caseName":"State ex rel. Johnny A. Johnson, Petitioner, vs. David Vandergriff, Respondent","caseNumber":"SC100077","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2023-06-08","year":2023,"display_summary":"Johnny Johnson, a death row inmate, filed an original petition for a writ of habeas corpus, asserting he was incompetent to be executed under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments due to severe mental illness and seeking a stay of execution. The Missouri Supreme Court denied his petition and overruled his motion for a stay. The Court held that Johnson failed to make the \"substantial threshold showing of insanity\" required by Panetti and Ford to warrant a hearing, finding his expert's opinion lacked credibility. Additionally, the Court ruled that Johnson's mental illness claims were procedurally barred.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","other","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=196433","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-ex-rel-johnny-a-johnson-petitioner-v-david-vandergriff-respondent-100077","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":"respondent"}]}