{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ryan-n-evans-movant","displayName":"RYAN N. EVANS, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35635:2019-05-24","opinionId":"6b459f12-3d38-55d8-b265-da339f6299aa","slug":"ryan-n-evans-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d35635","caseName":"RYAN N. EVANS, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD35635","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-05-24","year":2019,"display_summary":"Ryan Evans appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion to set aside convictions for child abuse and felony murder, claiming ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Evans argued his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to an autopsy doctor's testimony, alleging the doctor was statutorily unqualified. The motion court denied relief, finding counsel's decision was reasonable trial strategy and the objection would have been non-meritorious. The appellate court affirmed, concluding the motion court's decision was not clearly erroneous.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=140713","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/ryan-n-evans-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respondent-d35635","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: felony"],"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"},{"slug":"medical-malpractice","label":"Medical Malpractice","href":"/practice-areas/medical-malpractice","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: doctor"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/medical-malpractice"}],"role":"appellant"}]}