{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"patrick-ryan-powell","displayName":"Patrick Ryan Powell","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86734:2025-05-06","opinionId":"a4103721-0e46-55c7-9379-1e6b9576b9c8","slug":"patrick-ryan-powell-v-state-of-missouri-d86734","caseName":"Patrick Ryan Powell\nvs. \nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD86734","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2025-05-06","year":2025,"display_summary":"Patrick Powell was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action, and his convictions were affirmed on direct appeal. He then filed a Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel for various failures and a Giglio violation by the State. The circuit court denied relief after an evidentiary hearing. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's denial, finding no clear error in its conclusions regarding counsel's performance, prejudice, or the materiality of the undisclosed Giglio evidence.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=220294","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/patrick-ryan-powell-v-state-of-missouri-d86734","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: criminal","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"}]}