{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"pemiscot-county-juvenile-office","displayName":"PEMISCOT COUNTY JUVENILE OFFICE","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc97595:2019-08-13","opinionId":"9bbfcbe7-fe30-511a-b115-3a16a27e68e2","slug":"in-the-interest-of-dcm-a-minor-appellant-v-pemiscot-county-juvenile-offic-c97595","caseName":"In the Interest of D.C.M., a Minor, Appellant, vs. Pemiscot County Juvenile Office, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC97595","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2019-08-13","year":2019,"display_summary":"D.C.M., a minor, appealed a circuit court judgment finding he committed an act that would constitute a felony (making a terrorist threat) if committed by an adult. He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, the denial of a continuance, and claimed ineffective assistance of counsel. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of the continuance and its finding of sufficient evidence. However, the Court found the record insufficient to determine the ineffective assistance of counsel claim on direct appeal and remanded the case for an evidentiary hearing on that issue.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=143314","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/in-the-interest-of-dcm-a-minor-appellant-v-pemiscot-county-juvenile-offic-c97595","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"},{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35418:2018-11-13","opinionId":"d09dae96-1d9f-556a-afb3-d9d4df337e82","slug":"in-the-interest-of-dcm-a-minor-appellant-v-pemiscot-county-juvenile-offic-d35418","caseName":"In the Interest of:  D.C.M., a minor, Appellant\nvs.\nPEMISCOT COUNTY JUVENILE OFFICE, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD35418","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-11-13","year":2018,"display_summary":"D.C.M., a minor, appealed a juvenile-delinquency judgment finding he made a second-degree terrorist threat. He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, the admission of certain testimony, the denial of a continuance, and the effectiveness of his trial counsel. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding no merit to D.C.M.'s complaints regarding the sufficiency of evidence, the admission of testimony in a bench trial, the denial of a continuance due to lack of an offer of proof, or the claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","child-custody","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=133195","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/in-the-interest-of-dcm-a-minor-appellant-v-pemiscot-county-juvenile-offic-d35418","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: child-custody"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"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":"respondent"}]}