{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"nathan-canfield","displayName":"Nathan Canfield","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84989:2023-05-02","opinionId":"e1b0218b-f3d0-5d99-9cc7-3cc747301fe7","slug":"nathan-canfield-v-state-of-missouri-d84989","caseName":"Nathan Canfield\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD84989","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2023-05-02","year":2023,"display_summary":"Nathan Canfield appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing his plea counsel was ineffective for failing to fully investigate his case and request a bill of particulars, which he claimed would have prevented his guilty plea. The motion court denied his claim after an evidentiary hearing. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding Canfield failed to establish deficient performance or prejudice by counsel, and that his claims of duress were not credible.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","other"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=195015","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/nathan-canfield-v-state-of-missouri-d84989","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}