{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-l-oglesby","displayName":"Michael L. Oglesby","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82619:undated","opinionId":"4235a887-af68-5e31-9116-861d96d95770","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-michael-l-oglesby-d82619","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nMichael L. Oglesby","caseNumber":"WD82619","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2021,"display_summary":null,"primaryTopic":null,"topicSlugs":[],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=172553","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-michael-l-oglesby-d82619","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"}],"role":"respondent"},{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86535:undated","opinionId":"e32a044f-a0ae-5758-8f72-e67046baa94f","slug":"michael-l-oglesby-v-state-of-missouri-d86535","caseName":"Michael L. Oglesby vs. State of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD86535","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Michael Oglesby appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel and due process violations. He claimed counsel failed to use confidential Department of Social Services (DSS) records to impeach child witnesses, present evidence of a child's disorder, and move to dismiss for prosecutorial vindictiveness. The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the motion court's denial, finding no clear error in its findings that trial counsel's decisions were reasonable trial strategy and that Oglesby was not entitled to the unredacted DSS records.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=221074","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-l-oglesby-v-state-of-missouri-d86535","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"}]}