{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"william-millerkirkland","displayName":"William Miller-Kirkland","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86306:undated","opinionId":"2a9816f5-4e32-5359-9a65-bc77f279c9c9","slug":"william-miller-kirkland-v-state-of-missouri-d86306","caseName":"William Miller-Kirkland\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD86306","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"William Miller-Kirkland appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. He claimed counsel was ineffective for failing to call a forensic expert and for not objecting to a jury instruction on intoxication that referenced drugs without evidentiary support. The motion court denied his claims. The appellate court affirmed, finding that counsel's decision regarding the expert was sound trial strategy and that Miller-Kirkland failed to show prejudice from the improper jury instruction.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=211476","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/william-miller-kirkland-v-state-of-missouri-d86306","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":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure","text: jury instruction"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}