{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"melvin-green-movant","displayName":"MELVIN GREEN, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd34939:2018-04-18","opinionId":"72c47fd5-7c1a-547c-a69d-36c343fb1d72","slug":"melvin-green-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d34939","caseName":"MELVIN GREEN, Movant-Appellant,\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent.","caseNumber":"SD34939","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-04-18","year":2018,"display_summary":"Melvin Green appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion to set aside convictions for attempted forcible rape, forcible sodomy, and first-degree robbery. Green argued the motion court clearly erred by finding his testimony regarding prejudice from ineffective assistance of counsel not credible. The appellate court affirmed, holding that it defers to the motion court's superior opportunity to judge witness credibility and found no clear error in its determination.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=124800","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/melvin-green-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d34939","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"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"}]}