{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"aarron-matthew-bittick","displayName":"AARRON MATTHEW BITTICK","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38645:undated","opinionId":"8f3647f3-b3d8-50ab-8f90-03bf74fa733e","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-aarron-matthew-bittick-appellant-d38645","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nv.\nAARRON MATTHEW BITTICK, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38645","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Aarron Bittick was convicted of first-degree statutory rape and sentenced to life imprisonment, while being acquitted of first-degree statutory sodomy. On appeal, Bittick raised four points alleging plain error by the trial court regarding the admission of certain evidence. The appellate court declined to review these unpreserved claims for plain error, finding no manifest injustice. However, the court remanded the case to correct a clerical error in the written judgment for the acquitted count.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=228293","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-aarron-matthew-bittick-appellant-d38645","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":"appellant"}]}