{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"albert-welch","displayName":"Albert Welch","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed106820:2020-02-11","opinionId":"31532929-96d2-5a34-803f-e9403d22ab0a","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-albert-welch-appellant-106820","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Albert Welch, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED106820","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-02-11","year":2020,"display_summary":"Albert Welch appealed his convictions for assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child, and domestic assault, stemming from an incident involving a firearm and multiple children. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial on the first-degree assault and armed criminal action counts, finding the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury on the lesser-included offense of second-degree assault based on sudden passion. The court affirmed the convictions on all other counts, including those related to child endangerment and the use of a comfort dog during child testimony.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=150074","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-albert-welch-appellant-106820","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: criminal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}