{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"william-m-chamness","displayName":"William M. Chamness","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87658:undated","opinionId":"9466d6c2-7f54-554f-b147-ccbc263b03b3","slug":"william-m-chamness-v-state-of-missouri-d87658","caseName":"William M. Chamness\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD87658","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"William Chamness appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel due to trial counsel's failure to strike a purportedly biased juror. The motion court denied the relief after an evidentiary hearing. On appeal, the Western District affirmed, holding that Chamness's appellate claim materially differed from the claim presented in his pro se motion, thereby waiving it for appellate review.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=227955","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/william-m-chamness-v-state-of-missouri-d87658","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: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}