{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ryan-anthony-tatham","displayName":"Ryan Anthony Tatham","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87280:undated","opinionId":"e213d834-ebca-5be2-beb0-dc48240935c8","slug":"ryan-anthony-tatham-v-state-of-missouri-d87280","caseName":"Ryan Anthony Tatham\nvs. \nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD87280","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Ryan Anthony Tatham appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Tatham claimed his counsel was ineffective for failing to call a witness who would have testified that Tatham approached the victim at a moderate pace, rather than charging. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's denial, concluding that Tatham failed to demonstrate prejudice under the Strickland test. This was due to overwhelming evidence of guilt for attempted robbery and kidnapping, rendering the witness's testimony immaterial.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=220823","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/ryan-anthony-tatham-v-state-of-missouri-d87280","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}