{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"vernon-earl-miller-movant","displayName":"VERNON EARL MILLER, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36039:2021-12-01","opinionId":"a0b045ee-2c6f-5c8d-a615-27778cd9618b","slug":"vernon-earl-miller-movant-respondent-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-appel-d36039","caseName":"VERNON EARL MILLER, Movant-Respondent\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36039","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-12-01","year":2021,"display_summary":"Vernon Earl Miller appealed the motion court's order granting his amended Rule 29.15 motion to vacate convictions for forcible rape, statutory sodomy, and statutory rape. The motion court found Miller's counsel ineffective for failing to object to certain testimony and failing to litigate a motion to exclude evidence. The appellate court reversed, concluding the motion court clearly erred because Miller failed to prove prejudice from counsel's actions. The case was remanded with directions to deny Miller's post-conviction motion.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=182400","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/vernon-earl-miller-movant-respondent-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-appel-d36039","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":"respondent"}]}