{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"william-e-copher-movant","displayName":"WILLIAM E. COPHER, Movant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35473:2019-03-15","opinionId":"d770f67e-556f-5c0b-8c87-b7550821e8ef","slug":"william-e-copher-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responde-d35473","caseName":"WILLIAM E. COPHER, Movant-Appellant\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD35473","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-03-15","year":2019,"display_summary":"William E. Copher appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Copher claimed his counsel was ineffective for advising him not to testify in his own defense during his criminal trial. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, concluding that trial counsel's advice was reasonable trial strategy and Copher failed to prove prejudice.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=138118","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/william-e-copher-movant-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-responde-d35473","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: criminal"],"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"}]}