{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ronald-r-spradling-movant","displayName":"RONALD R. SPRADLING, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38432:2025-02-26","opinionId":"193a55c7-efbe-5807-b81f-d7900083bc85","slug":"ronald-r-spradling-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respon-d38432","caseName":"RONALD R. SPRADLING, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38432","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-02-26","year":2025,"display_summary":"Ronald R. Spradling appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, following his convictions for kidnapping, armed criminal action, and other offenses. He alleged ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to request a self-defense instruction with forcible felony language and for failing to object to the State's improper questioning regarding witness credibility. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's denial, finding no evidentiary support for the requested self-defense instruction and concluding that Spradling failed to demonstrate prejudice from counsel's failure to object to the credibility questions.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=217894","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/ronald-r-spradling-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respon-d38432","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","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: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}