{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tommy-r-morris-plaintiff","displayName":"TOMMY R. MORRIS, Plaintiff-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37698:2023-07-10","opinionId":"90f1e1a5-1289-5132-85a9-f3506bbf51b3","slug":"tommy-r-morris-plaintiff-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respond-d37698","caseName":"TOMMY R. MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37698","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-07-10","year":2023,"display_summary":"Tommy R. Morris appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel for failing to request a change of venue. The motion court denied the relief after an evidentiary hearing. The appellate court affirmed, concluding that the motion court did not clearly err in finding counsel's decision was objectively reasonable and that Morris failed to demonstrate prejudice, particularly given his waiver of a jury trial.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=197373","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/tommy-r-morris-plaintiff-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-respond-d37698","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"}]}