{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-william-rector-jr","displayName":"DAVID WILLIAM RECTOR, JR.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36895:2021-09-20","opinionId":"269f3130-bbbb-5100-96fb-df893747bd1b","slug":"david-william-rector-jr-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d36895","caseName":"DAVID WILLIAM RECTOR, JR., Appellant\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36895","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-09-20","year":2021,"display_summary":"David William Rector, Jr. appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. Rector argued that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge the trial court's decision to allow a late-endorsed witness to testify during his forgery trial. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, concluding there was no reasonable probability the outcome of Rector's direct appeal would have been different because the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing the late endorsement.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=180613","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/david-william-rector-jr-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d36895","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: 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"}]}