{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"andrew-barnett","displayName":"Andrew Barnett","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc96138:2019-07-16","opinionId":"dea1c720-6ca8-5280-9263-9308706527fe","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-andrew-barnett-appellant-c96138","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Andrew Barnett, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC96138","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2019-07-16","year":2019,"display_summary":"Andrew Barnett was convicted of first-degree assault and armed criminal action following a jury trial. He appealed, arguing the circuit court erred by refusing to submit a self-defense instruction, despite his denial of the stabbing. The Missouri Supreme Court vacated the judgment and remanded the case, holding that a self-defense instruction must be given if substantial evidence supports it, regardless of whether the defendant's own testimony contradicts that theory. The Court clarified and overruled prior cases that had created an exception based on the source or consistency of the evidence.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=142453","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-andrew-barnett-appellant-c96138","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["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"}]}