{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"william-stange","displayName":"William Stange","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc98343:2020-04-27","opinionId":"47eea518-036c-5c87-af3b-1ea52ff4e100","slug":"state-ex-rel-walter-barton-relator-v-william-stange-respondent-c98343","caseName":"State ex rel. Walter Barton, Relator, vs. William Stange, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC98343","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2020-04-27","year":2020,"display_summary":"Walter Barton, a death row inmate, sought a writ of habeas corpus from the Missouri Supreme Court, arguing he was actually innocent and incompetent for execution. Barton presented additional evidence, including competing expert testimony and further impeachment of a jailhouse informant, to support his actual innocence claim. He also claimed a traumatic brain injury rendered him incompetent under constitutional and statutory standards. The Court denied Barton's petition, finding his evidence insufficient to establish actual innocence or incompetence for execution.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=155593","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-ex-rel-walter-barton-relator-v-william-stange-respondent-c98343","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"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"}]}