{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"lance-c-butler","displayName":"Lance C. Butler","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd80572:2018-07-03","opinionId":"f4f024fe-768c-5e38-bdc3-7829e29622a6","slug":"lance-c-butler-v-state-of-missouri-d80572","caseName":"Lance C. Butler\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD80572","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-07-03","year":2018,"display_summary":"Lance Butler appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to object to prior bad acts evidence and failing to depose witnesses. He also requested a remand to correct a clerical error in his judgment via a nunc pro tunc order. The appellate court affirmed the denial of post-conviction relief, finding no ineffective assistance, and denied the request for remand, holding that the issue was not properly preserved on appeal from a Rule 29.15 motion.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=127278","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/lance-c-butler-v-state-of-missouri-d80572","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"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"}]}