{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"malcolm-couch","displayName":"Malcolm Couch","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108008:2020-10-27","opinionId":"01fc3163-a104-5844-8bd8-7753105219e6","slug":"malcolm-couch-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-108008","caseName":"Malcolm Couch, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED108008","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-10-27","year":2020,"display_summary":"Malcolm Couch appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief after pleading guilty to six counts of unlawful merchandising practices. Couch argued that one of the charges violated double jeopardy and that his plea counsel was ineffective for various reasons, including failing to advise on double jeopardy, inducing his plea with promises, and failing to advocate for a lesser sentence. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's denial, finding no clear error in its conclusions that there was no double jeopardy violation and no ineffective assistance of counsel.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=168055","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/malcolm-couch-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-108008","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: conviction","text: sentence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}