{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"mark-d-obrien","displayName":"MARK D. O'BRIEN","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37779:2023-07-25","opinionId":"57cc08ae-81df-55ac-9673-328b21bb3a17","slug":"mark-d-obrien-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d37779","caseName":"MARK D. O'BRIEN, Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37779","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-07-25","year":2023,"display_summary":"Mark D. O'Brien appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, which sought to set aside his convictions for statutory sodomy and child abuse. O'Brien claimed his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to discuss hypothetical plea counteroffers in detail. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding that O'Brien's claim was not a valid basis for ineffective assistance of counsel and that he failed to demonstrate prejudice.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=197893","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/mark-d-obrien-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d37779","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: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}