{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"joseph-v-williams-movant","displayName":"JOSEPH V. WILLIAMS, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35000:2018-08-21","opinionId":"6c5962ca-f530-5dd4-ac16-201f89bf3b61","slug":"joseph-v-williams-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respond-d35000","caseName":"JOSEPH V. WILLIAMS, Movant-Appellant,\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent.","caseNumber":"SD35000","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-08-21","year":2018,"display_summary":"Joseph V. Williams, serving a lengthy sentence, appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. He claimed his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to his appearance in jail clothing during his trial for assaulting a DOC employee. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's decision, finding that counsel's choice not to object was a reasonable trial strategy to elicit jury sympathy or nullification, especially given Williams's admission of the crime and his existing long sentence.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=129553","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/joseph-v-williams-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respond-d35000","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}