{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"shane-s-kerpash","displayName":"Shane S. Kerpash","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108749:2021-03-09","opinionId":"b5d37fbc-a2ec-5aa1-8621-216efe62cf8b","slug":"shane-s-kerpash-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-108749","caseName":"Shane S. Kerpash, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED108749","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-03-09","year":2021,"display_summary":"Shane Kerpash appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. He claimed his plea counsel failed to inform him of a five-year plea offer, which he would have accepted. The motion court denied relief after an evidentiary hearing, finding counsel credible and Movant not credible. The appellate court affirmed, deferring to the motion court's credibility determinations and concluding Movant failed to prove either deficient performance or prejudice.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","other"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=174624","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/shane-s-kerpash-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-108749","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"}]}