{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"requon-d-dillard","displayName":"Re'Quon D. Dillard","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86252:2024-08-13","opinionId":"15408b8c-9fc6-5a80-868f-26e78db6fc69","slug":"requon-d-dillard-v-state-of-missouri-d86252","caseName":"Re'Quon D. Dillard\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD86252","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2024-08-13","year":2024,"display_summary":"Re'Quon D. Dillard appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief, asserting his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to consult and call an eyewitness identification expert. Dillard was convicted of first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, and armed criminal action, with his defense centered on misidentification. The motion court found counsel's decision reasonable and that Dillard suffered no prejudice. The appellate court affirmed, concluding that trial counsel's strategic decision not to hire an expert, particularly after an accomplice agreed to testify, was objectively reasonable and did not constitute deficient performance.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210215","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/requon-d-dillard-v-state-of-missouri-d86252","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: criminal"],"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"}]}