{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ronald-johnson","displayName":"Ronald Johnson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc97330:2019-07-16","opinionId":"5152dcf2-79f6-527f-8ff7-051204d4ba5c","slug":"ronald-johnson-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-c97330","caseName":"Ronald Johnson, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC97330","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2019-07-16","year":2019,"display_summary":"Ronald Johnson appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for postconviction relief. Johnson, who pleaded guilty to murder and robbery, argued his plea was involuntary due to ineffective assistance of counsel, specifically alleging coercion regarding the death penalty, his incompetence due to intellectual disability, and counsel's failure to challenge a competency evaluation. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding no clear error in its conclusions that Johnson was not coerced, was competent to plead guilty, and received effective assistance of counsel.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","other"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=142456","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/ronald-johnson-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-c97330","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}