{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"larnell-mcdonald","displayName":"Larnell McDonald","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86768:undated","opinionId":"5cd659cd-85ee-5763-b928-c0474aa957fb","slug":"larnell-mcdonald-v-state-of-missouri-d86768","caseName":"Larnell McDonald\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD86768","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Larnell McDonald appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing his trial counsel was ineffective at sentencing. McDonald claimed counsel failed to elicit additional testimony from family members regarding his memory issues and failed to investigate and retain a mental health expert. The motion court denied relief, finding counsel's performance was not deficient and McDonald was not prejudiced. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding no clear error.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=218656","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/larnell-mcdonald-v-state-of-missouri-d86768","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"}]}