{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ronald-mclemore","displayName":"Ronald McLemore","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc98987:2021-12-21","opinionId":"2622ceb6-6805-5c27-b3cb-c3eac13fc93e","slug":"ronald-mclemore-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-c98987","caseName":"Ronald McLemore, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC98987","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2021-12-21","year":2021,"display_summary":"Ronald McLemore appealed the circuit court's judgment overruling his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. McLemore alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel for failing to object to statistics not in evidence, eliciting unfavorable testimony, and presenting a deficient opening statement and closing argument. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, concluding that McLemore failed to demonstrate prejudice from his trial counsel's actions, which is a necessary component for postconviction relief, even if counsel's performance was deficient.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=182826","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/ronald-mclemore-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-c98987","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"}]}