{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ralph-jones","displayName":"Ralph Jones","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111279:2023-11-21","opinionId":"dca89c0e-f992-5ebb-a472-1e78178784bf","slug":"ralph-jones-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111279","caseName":"Ralph Jones, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED111279","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-11-21","year":2023,"display_summary":"Ralph Jones appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, which alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Jones claimed counsel was ineffective for not offering a specific lesser included offense instruction and for failing to investigate two potential witnesses to support his defense that he did not cause the crash. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding no error in its denial of Jones's claims.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=202932","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/ralph-jones-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111279","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"}]}