{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"felix-mcgrundy-seals-movant","displayName":"FELIX MCGRUNDY SEALS, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35080:2018-06-29","opinionId":"9cf0ae6a-1931-5644-98f8-8b6219f15dd3","slug":"felix-mcgrundy-seals-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-resp-d35080","caseName":"FELIX MCGRUNDY SEALS, Movant-Appellant\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD35080","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-06-29","year":2018,"display_summary":"Felix McGrundy Seals appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. The motion court denied all claims after an evidentiary hearing. The appellate court affirmed the denial of the claims regarding trial counsel's performance during voir dire. However, the court reversed the denial of the claim for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, finding that counsel unreasonably failed to seek reversal of the victim tampering conviction (Count 3) when the predicate domestic assault conviction (Count 1) was reversed on direct appeal. The case was remanded for a new trial on Count 3.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=127193","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/felix-mcgrundy-seals-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-resp-d35080","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"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: civil-procedure","topic: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}