{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"lewis-shawn-cox","displayName":"Lewis Shawn Cox","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd80797:2018-10-30","opinionId":"e3027477-e27b-5108-8c93-0bf03d0e6d1a","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-lewis-shawn-cox-d80797","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nLewis Shawn Cox","caseNumber":"WD80797","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-10-30","year":2018,"display_summary":"Lewis Shawn Cox appealed the denial of his post-conviction motion for DNA testing, following his convictions for statutory sodomy and rape. He also challenged the motion court's subject matter jurisdiction after a federal remand and its failure to address a recusal motion, while also raising issues about appellate brief requirements. The appellate court affirmed the denial of DNA testing, finding Cox failed to meet statutory requirements. It also denied his jurisdictional and recusal claims, and dismissed the briefing issue as moot.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=132633","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-lewis-shawn-cox-d80797","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":"respondent"}]}