{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"leland-e-hughes","displayName":"Leland E. Hughes","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111629:2024-07-23","opinionId":"3b058b0a-1b4c-577f-abc5-bfce64c63f44","slug":"leland-e-hughes-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111629","caseName":"Leland E. Hughes, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED111629","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-07-23","year":2024,"display_summary":"Leland E. Hughes appealed the circuit court's judgment overruling his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. Hughes alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel for continuing to cross-examine a hostile witness, failing to investigate and call an alibi witness, and failing to impeach other witnesses. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding its findings of fact and conclusions of law were not clearly erroneous, as counsel's decisions were reasonable trial strategies or Movant failed to prove prejudice.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=209914","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/leland-e-hughes-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111629","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"}]}