{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"frank-jindra","displayName":"Frank Jindra","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81689:2019-07-30","opinionId":"d6547735-c525-5afb-88d7-9e40f6b6feec","slug":"frank-jindra-v-state-of-missouri-d81689","caseName":"Frank Jindra\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD81689","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-07-30","year":2019,"display_summary":"Frank Jindra appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Jindra was convicted of tampering with a judicial officer after making threatening statements following the denial of his adult abuse petitions. He argued counsel was ineffective for failing to call a witness and failing to investigate a handwritten note. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's denial, concluding that counsel's decisions were reasonable trial strategy or that Jindra failed to demonstrate prejudice under the Strickland test.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=142873","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/frank-jindra-v-state-of-missouri-d81689","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"}]}