{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"alphonse-d-avila-defendant","displayName":"ALPHONSE D. AVILA, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37718:2023-08-07","opinionId":"1e524ed2-c52b-58cf-b06b-3efa7dd2b526","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-alphonse-d-avila-defendant-appel-d37718","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nALPHONSE D. AVILA, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37718","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-08-07","year":2023,"display_summary":"Alphonse Avila was convicted of felony distribution of a controlled substance in a protected location and felony delivery of a controlled substance after a jury trial. On appeal, Avila challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing the State failed to prove he knowingly distributed drugs within 2,000 feet of a school and that he was not entrapped. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, affirmed the convictions, finding sufficient evidence for both the proximity to the school and to rebut Avila's entrapment defense.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=198293","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-alphonse-d-avila-defendant-appel-d37718","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: felony"],"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":"appellant"}]}