{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"russell-dunn","displayName":"Russell Dunn","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111939:2024-05-28","opinionId":"bc3e9f14-56a0-5459-aaa6-de36ef80e7b4","slug":"russell-dunn-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111939","caseName":"Russell Dunn, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED111939","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-05-28","year":2024,"display_summary":"Russell Dunn appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing his plea counsel was ineffective for failing to obtain additional medical information that he believed would have resulted in a lesser sentence. Dunn had pleaded guilty to robbery and making a terroristic threat after a series of medical issues and surgeries during his incarceration. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's denial, finding that plea counsel made a strategic decision not to further investigate Dunn's medical claims and that Dunn was not prejudiced by this decision.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=208478","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/russell-dunn-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111939","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","text: sentence"],"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"}]}