{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"timothy-l-davis","displayName":"Timothy L. Davis","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86678:undated","opinionId":"8b1c3a21-2a6e-54df-b1d0-4949d5cee669","slug":"timothy-l-davis-v-state-of-missouri-d86678","caseName":"Timothy L. Davis\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD86678","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Timothy Davis appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing his plea counsel was ineffective for failing to explain a possible defense regarding his knowledge of the controlled substance. Davis had entered an Alford plea for possession of methamphetamine. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, holding that Davis's argument on appeal was waived because it was substantially different from the claim asserted in his amended post-conviction motion.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=216535","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/timothy-l-davis-v-state-of-missouri-d86678","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: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}