{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ray-johnson","displayName":"Ray Johnson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd85293:2023-08-08","opinionId":"53b64f06-ed81-5a0c-9cd0-51dd17814a75","slug":"ray-johnson-v-state-of-missouri-d85293","caseName":"Ray Johnson\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD85293","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2023-08-08","year":2023,"display_summary":"Ray Johnson appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, which alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Johnson claimed his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the State's closing argument and for failing to call a specific fact witness. The motion court denied relief after an evidentiary hearing, finding counsel's actions were reasonable trial strategy. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, concluding that counsel's conduct did not constitute ineffective assistance.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=198273","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/ray-johnson-v-state-of-missouri-d85293","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}