{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"leonard-r-mims","displayName":"Leonard R. Mims","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86083:undated","opinionId":"b5f20b33-fbea-5e11-b7b6-7507f4435a1d","slug":"leonard-r-mims-v-state-of-missouri-d86083","caseName":"Leonard R. Mims\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD86083","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"The State of Missouri appealed the motion court's judgment granting Leonard Mims's motion for post-conviction relief. Mims had entered an Alford plea to first-degree statutory sodomy of a child under fourteen and received an eight-year sentence. The motion court granted relief, believing Mims was misadvised about his sentence and parole eligibility, and that his counsel was ineffective. The appellate court reversed, holding that Mims's sentence was within the statutory range, he was not subject to the 85% parole eligibility rule, and therefore, his plea counsel was not ineffective.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","other","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=206858","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/leonard-r-mims-v-state-of-missouri-d86083","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":42,"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}