{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"patrick-ellswood-movant","displayName":"PATRICK ELLSWOOD, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37932:2024-05-23","opinionId":"806fabdd-722f-54bf-9875-daafff229d3d","slug":"patrick-ellswood-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responde-d37932","caseName":"PATRICK ELLSWOOD, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37932","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-05-23","year":2024,"display_summary":"Patrick Ellswood appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to claim the trial court erred by denying his request for a second psychiatric examination. The motion court found that Ellswood had waived his request for a second mental evaluation. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's denial, concluding that Ellswood's actions, including withdrawing unresolved motions, constituted a waiver of his statutory right to a second mental examination, and therefore, appellate counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise a waived issue.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=208353","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/patrick-ellswood-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responde-d37932","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"}]}