{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"alfred-hakeem-chism","displayName":"Alfred Hakeem Chism","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86215:2024-06-25","opinionId":"62f7a271-92ed-538d-bab0-c43b2306f90a","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-alfred-hakeem-chism-d86215","caseName":"State of Missouri \nvs.\nAlfred Hakeem Chism","caseNumber":"WD86215","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2024-06-25","year":2024,"display_summary":"Alfred Hakeem Chism appealed his convictions for second-degree murder and armed criminal action following a bench trial. Chism argued that the State failed to produce sufficient evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not act in lawful self-defense. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed the convictions, holding that the State presented sufficient evidence to contradict Chism's self-defense claim, making it a question of fact for the trial court, and that the trial court's finding was supported by the evidence.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=209118","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-alfred-hakeem-chism-d86215","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: criminal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}