{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"adam-craft","displayName":"Adam Craft","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed110314:2023-06-13","opinionId":"7bb5707d-9472-5fcf-9ab6-fcc1fe659577","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-adam-craft-appellant-110314","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Adam Craft, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED110314","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-06-13","year":2023,"display_summary":"Adam Craft appealed his convictions for statutory rape, statutory sodomy, child molestation, and sexual misconduct. He claimed the circuit court erred by not granting a mistrial when the State commented on his right to testify, by excluding evidence, and by limiting his closing argument. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding no reversible error in the circuit court's discretionary rulings on these matters.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=196594","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-adam-craft-appellant-110314","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}