{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"leland-dent","displayName":"Leland Dent","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed110430:2023-03-21","opinionId":"6a670fd2-befd-5eb2-90ef-4af60edd4298","slug":"leland-dent-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-110430","caseName":"Leland Dent, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED110430","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-03-21","year":2023,"display_summary":"Leland Dent was convicted of assault and armed criminal action and appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Dent argued his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to present medical evidence relevant to his self-defense claim and for failing to object to the State's closing argument. The motion court denied relief, finding counsel's actions were reasonable trial strategy or that objections would have been meritless. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, concluding it did not clearly err.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=193475","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/leland-dent-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-110430","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: criminal","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"}]}