{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"terence-t-esters","displayName":"Terence T. Esters","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed105912:2018-08-28","opinionId":"25408ab0-9620-517c-a9fd-558501f579ba","slug":"terence-t-esters-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-105912","caseName":"Terence T. Esters, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED105912","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2018-08-28","year":2018,"display_summary":"Terence T. Esters appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing his trial counsel was ineffective on two grounds. First, he claimed counsel failed to object to the victim's emotional outburst and subsequent testimony. Second, he asserted counsel failed to make an offer of proof regarding excluded evidence of a shooting at his home. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding Esters failed to demonstrate prejudice for either claim under the Strickland test for ineffective assistance of counsel.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=129715","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/terence-t-esters-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-105912","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"}]}