{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ronald-mclemore-movant","displayName":"RONALD MCLEMORE, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36568:2021-01-28","opinionId":"c17ce37a-f513-5418-b827-54e1cf7895cb","slug":"ronald-mclemore-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responden-d36568","caseName":"RONALD MCLEMORE, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36568","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-01-28","year":2021,"display_summary":"Ronald McLemore filed a Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The motion court denied the motion without an evidentiary hearing, making credibility findings regarding trial counsel's strategy based solely on the trial transcript. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the motion court erred by denying an evidentiary hearing when credibility findings were necessary and the record did not conclusively refute Movant's claims.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"reversed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=172973","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/ronald-mclemore-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responden-d36568","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: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}