{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"james-l-jarrett-movant","displayName":"JAMES L. JARRETT, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35458:2019-04-17","opinionId":"1298443f-51a2-54f6-9064-f5198e4c627b","slug":"james-l-jarrett-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responden-d35458","caseName":"JAMES L. JARRETT, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD35458","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-04-17","year":2019,"display_summary":"James Jarrett appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, seeking to set aside convictions for forcible rape and statutory sodomy. He alleged ineffective assistance of both trial and appellate counsel on several grounds, including failure to call a witness, failure to object to certain testimony, and failure to object to verdict-directing instructions. The motion court denied relief after an evidentiary hearing. The appellate court affirmed, finding the motion court's decision was not clearly erroneous and that counsel's actions constituted reasonable trial or appellate strategy.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=139353","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/james-l-jarrett-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responden-d35458","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: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}