{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"xavier-perkins","displayName":"Xavier Perkins","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111285:2023-12-12","opinionId":"492e2a65-152b-569d-bb2c-f61952d5d2c0","slug":"xavier-perkins-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111285","caseName":"Xavier Perkins, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED111285","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-12-12","year":2023,"display_summary":"Xavier Perkins appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call an alibi witness. Perkins claimed his girlfriend would have supported his alibi that he was with her at the time of the crime. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, concluding that Perkins failed to meet his burden to prove that the witness could have been reasonably located, would have testified, or that her testimony would have been beneficial to his defense.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=203474","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/xavier-perkins-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-respondent-111285","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}