{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"delaunte-bozeman","displayName":"Delaunte Bozeman","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed109783:2022-08-02","opinionId":"891999e9-0c05-58b2-86be-d398fb73cfad","slug":"delaunte-bozeman-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-109783","caseName":"Delaunte Bozeman, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED109783","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2022-08-02","year":2022,"display_summary":"Delaunte Bozeman appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, claiming his defense counsel was ineffective for failing to call an expert witness at sentencing to present mitigation evidence related to his juvenile status. The motion court denied relief, and the appellate court affirmed. The appellate court concluded that counsel's decision not to call an expert was a reasonable trial strategy, thus Movant failed to satisfy the performance prong of the Strickland test for ineffective assistance of counsel.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=188273","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/delaunte-bozeman-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-109783","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}