{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"robert-lewis-iii","displayName":"Robert Lewis III","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112200:2024-07-23","opinionId":"0a23efcf-f462-5e5d-a7bc-a4c62cd01b3b","slug":"robert-lewis-iii-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-112200","caseName":"Robert Lewis III, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED112200","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-07-23","year":2024,"display_summary":"Robert Lewis III appealed the motion court's judgment overruling his Rule 24.035 postconviction relief motion without an evidentiary hearing. Lewis claimed his plea counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate a material witness before his guilty plea to domestic assault charges. The motion court found Lewis's claim was refuted by the record. The appellate court affirmed, concluding that the proposed witness testimony would not have provided a viable defense and that the plea hearing colloquy was sufficiently specific to refute the ineffective assistance claim.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=209918","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/robert-lewis-iii-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-112200","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}