{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"melissa-youngblood","displayName":"MELISSA YOUNGBLOOD","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36100:2020-04-29","opinionId":"0d0430e6-fdd7-51e9-97d1-a432d1bc87dd","slug":"melissa-youngblood-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d36100","caseName":"MELISSA YOUNGBLOOD, Appellant\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36100","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-04-29","year":2020,"display_summary":"Melissa Youngblood appealed the denial of her Rule 29.15 motion to set aside her convictions for two counts of first-degree murder. She argued that the motion court erred by denying her claims that she was visibly shackled during trial and that her defense counsel was ineffective for failing to cross-examine a witness. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, concluding that the shackling claim was not cognizable in a post-conviction motion and that counsel's strategic decision regarding cross-examination did not constitute ineffective assistance.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=155854","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/melissa-youngblood-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-d36100","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"}]}