{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"paul-e-jinkerson-jr","displayName":"Paul E. Jinkerson, Jr.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed110518:2023-05-02","opinionId":"aac5d82e-a67f-5b4f-8104-4b560edfb643","slug":"paul-e-jinkerson-jr-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-110518","caseName":"Paul E. Jinkerson, Jr., Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED110518","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-05-02","year":2023,"display_summary":"Paul Jinkerson Jr. appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective for offering a jury instruction on the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter. Jinkerson contended that this instruction undermined his \"all or nothing\" defense and prejudiced him. The motion court denied his request, and the appellate court affirmed, finding that counsel's strategy was reasonable and Jinkerson failed to demonstrate prejudice.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=195095","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/paul-e-jinkerson-jr-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-110518","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: jury-instructions","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}