{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"edward-c-koenig","displayName":"Edward C. Koenig","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113363:undated","opinionId":"48102caa-12b0-5084-a827-82801c720b03","slug":"edward-c-koenig-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-113363","caseName":"Edward C. Koenig, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED113363","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Edward C. Koenig appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for postconviction relief, claiming his plea counsel was ineffective for guaranteeing long-term substance abuse treatment, which allegedly induced his guilty plea. The appellate court affirmed the denial, deferring to the motion court's credibility findings. The court found that plea counsel denied making such guarantees and Koenig's testimony at the plea hearing contradicted his later claims, indicating his guilty plea was voluntary, knowing, and intelligent.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=229239","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/edward-c-koenig-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-113363","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"}]}