{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"in-the-matter-of-the-care-and-treatment-of-ronald-white-a/k/a-ronald-l-white","displayName":"In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Ronald White, A/K/A Ronald L. White","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd80827:2019-05-28","opinionId":"76f17a38-d59d-5ab8-ac68-3bee7df36e66","slug":"in-the-matter-of-the-care-and-treatment-of-ronald-white-aka-ronald-l-whit-d80827","caseName":"In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Ronald White, A/K/A Ronald L. White\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD80827","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-05-28","year":2019,"display_summary":"Ronald White was involuntarily committed as a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) following a jury trial. On appeal, White argued that the trial court erred by not granting a limiting instruction regarding hearsay evidence relied upon by the State's experts, and by denying his motion for a directed verdict due to insufficient evidence. White also claimed ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to call an expert witness and for eliciting damaging testimony during cross-examination. The appellate court affirmed the commitment, finding no error in the trial court's rulings and concluding that White failed to demonstrate prejudice from his counsel's performance.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=140693","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/in-the-matter-of-the-care-and-treatment-of-ronald-white-aka-ronald-l-whit-d80827","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"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"}]}