{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-b-casey","displayName":"Michael B. Casey","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112300:2025-04-15","opinionId":"68e1d1c0-b5b0-52d6-84a1-14355445006a","slug":"michael-b-casey-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-112300","caseName":"Michael B. Casey, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED112300","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-04-15","year":2025,"display_summary":"Michael B. Casey appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. He claimed appellate counsel failed to challenge the voluntariness of his confession and the admission of demonstrative evidence, and that trial counsel was ineffective for eliciting hearsay. The Eastern District affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding that appellate counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise non-meritorious claims, and trial counsel's cross-examination was a sound strategic decision.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=219635","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-b-casey-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-112300","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"}]}