{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"scott-m-bishop","displayName":"Scott M. Bishop","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81740:2019-01-29","opinionId":"84c807d8-aef7-5737-8390-8585e0f3a5c7","slug":"scott-m-bishop-v-state-of-missouri-d81740","caseName":"Scott M. Bishop\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD81740","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-01-29","year":2019,"display_summary":"Scott Bishop appealed the dismissal of his pro se Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. The motion court dismissed Bishop's motion without appointing counsel, despite Bishop indicating indigence. The appellate court reversed the judgment, holding that Rule 24.035 mandates the appointment of counsel for indigent movants in post-conviction proceedings, and remanded the case with instructions to appoint counsel.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"reversed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=136055","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/scott-m-bishop-v-state-of-missouri-d81740","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"],"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"}]}