{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-l-smith","displayName":"Michael L. Smith","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111874:2024-09-10","opinionId":"987370bd-1524-58a6-b452-0743b83d9a41","slug":"michael-l-smith-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111874","caseName":"Michael L. Smith, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED111874","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-09-10","year":2024,"display_summary":"Michael L. Smith appealed the motion court's denial of his amended Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, which alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. The appellate court determined that Smith's amended motion was untimely filed, triggering a presumption of abandonment by post-conviction counsel. Because the motion court failed to conduct the mandatory abandonment inquiry, the appellate court reversed the judgment and remanded the case for the inquiry to be performed.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=211294","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-l-smith-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111874","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}