{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"kenneth-stewart","displayName":"KENNETH STEWART","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37020:2022-03-08","opinionId":"fbcd0922-d184-5363-80e0-69cb4f0caf56","slug":"kenneth-stewart-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d37020","caseName":"KENNETH STEWART, Appellant\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37020","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2022-03-08","year":2022,"display_summary":"Kenneth Stewart appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. He argued his motion was timely filed despite a later file stamp and that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to call a witness. The appellate court affirmed the denial, finding the timeliness point moot because the motion was timely under the mailbox rule, and concluding that Stewart failed to prove his ineffective assistance of counsel claim.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=185095","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/kenneth-stewart-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d37020","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"}]}