{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"walter-d-combs","displayName":"Walter D. Combs","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108931:2021-08-03","opinionId":"92b80921-7395-57fd-bbea-5b973bee9bbe","slug":"walter-d-combs-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-108931","caseName":"Walter D. Combs, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED108931","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-08-03","year":2021,"display_summary":"Walter D. Combs, Jr. appealed the motion court's denial, without an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. Combs alleged ineffective assistance of counsel, claiming his plea counsel misadvised him about his sentence and his sentencing counsel failed to introduce treatment records. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's decision, concluding that the record of the plea and sentencing hearings refuted Combs's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=179192","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/walter-d-combs-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-108931","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","text: sentence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}