{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"terry-d-morrison-movant","displayName":"TERRY D. MORRISON, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38438:2024-11-27","opinionId":"01708664-68e2-5927-b274-73d6bbb79f7d","slug":"terry-d-morrison-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responde-d38438","caseName":"TERRY D. MORRISON, Movant-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38438","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-11-27","year":2024,"display_summary":"Terry D. Morrison appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Morrison claimed his counsel was ineffective for offering lesser-included offense instructions (second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter) when the defense strategy was an \"all or nothing\" approach. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, holding that offering lesser-included instructions was a reasonable trial strategy and Morrison failed to demonstrate prejudice.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=215054","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/terry-d-morrison-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responde-d38438","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: jury-instructions","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}