{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"johnny-m-thomas","displayName":"Johnny M. Thomas","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111245:2023-11-21","opinionId":"65c053ba-c5e3-533a-9e36-f8b87f1561b2","slug":"johnny-m-thomas-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111245","caseName":"Johnny M. Thomas, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED111245","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-11-21","year":2023,"display_summary":"Johnny M. Thomas appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 24.035 post-conviction relief motion, arguing his plea counsel was ineffective. Thomas claimed counsel failed to advise him of a viable defense that he was guilty of first-degree child molestation, not attempted first-degree statutory rape, due to a lack of penetration evidence. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding Thomas did not meet his burden of proving ineffective assistance of counsel.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=202930","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/johnny-m-thomas-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111245","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"}]}