{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"anthony-mitchell-cooper-defendant","displayName":"ANTHONY MITCHELL COOPER, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35488:2019-06-17","opinionId":"6a9ae1cc-3221-5e0b-bb8e-404b6d69c8cd","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-anthony-mitchell-cooper-defendan-d35488","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nANTHONY MITCHELL COOPER, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35488","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-06-17","year":2019,"display_summary":"Anthony Mitchell Cooper was convicted of five sexual offenses against a child victim following a bench trial. On appeal, Cooper argued the trial court abused its discretion by excluding evidence of the victim's prior sexual conduct under the rape shield law and by admitting evidence of his prior violent acts. The Southern District of Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in either evidentiary ruling.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=141273","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-anthony-mitchell-cooper-defendan-d35488","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}