{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"josiah-s-wright","displayName":"Josiah S. Wright","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86433:2025-01-21","opinionId":"c1ad6b32-4a6a-5d80-a3f5-20b8822617d4","slug":"josiah-s-wright-v-state-of-missouri-d86433","caseName":"Josiah S. Wright\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD86433","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2025-01-21","year":2025,"display_summary":"Josiah Wright appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief, arguing his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise a Batson challenge regarding Venireperson 47. The motion court found counsel was not ineffective because the Batson claim lacked merit, as the State provided a race-neutral explanation for the strike. The appellate court affirmed, agreeing that Wright failed to demonstrate pretext by showing a similarly situated non-struck Caucasian juror, and thus counsel's decision was reasonable legal strategy.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=216776","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/josiah-s-wright-v-state-of-missouri-d86433","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"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"}]}