{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"dsm-respondent","displayName":"D.S.M., Respondent-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38622:undated","opinionId":"279e6852-fc28-5ce2-8a87-015676ce2aa5","slug":"in-the-interest-of-dsm-stoddard-county-juvenile-officer-petitioner-respon-d38622","caseName":"IN THE INTEREST OF: D.S.M., STODDARD COUNTY JUVENILE OFFICER, Petitioner-Respondent\nv.\nD.S.M., Respondent-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38622","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"D.S.M. appealed the juvenile court's judgment dismissing his juvenile proceeding, transferring him to a court of general jurisdiction, and certifying him for adult criminal prosecution. He claimed his appointed counsel was ineffective due to an actual conflict of interest. After a limited remand for an evidentiary hearing, the juvenile division found no actual conflict, and D.S.M. did not challenge this finding on appeal. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, concluding D.S.M. failed to meet his burden of proving the judgment erroneous.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=232375","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/in-the-interest-of-dsm-stoddard-county-juvenile-officer-petitioner-respon-d38622","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}