{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tymon-reed","displayName":"Tymon Reed","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84307:2022-04-26","opinionId":"e4c00e39-4d58-5c81-b1a6-04892bcb6ad0","slug":"tymon-reed-v-state-of-missouri-d84307","caseName":"Tymon Reed\nvs. \nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD84307","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2022-04-26","year":2022,"display_summary":"Tymon Reed appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, asserting two claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. He argued counsel failed to subpoena jurors as mitigation witnesses at sentencing and failed to argue imperfect self-defense during the guilt phase. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's denial, holding that juror testimony to impeach a verdict is inadmissible and that imperfect self-defense was not shown to be an available freestanding defense.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=186396","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/tymon-reed-v-state-of-missouri-d84307","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}