{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"arthur-norman","displayName":"Arthur Norman","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83350:2020-12-08","opinionId":"acf2453f-2e51-5c3b-9e4b-901aca79a6da","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-arthur-norman-d83350","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nArthur Norman","caseNumber":"WD83350","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-12-08","year":2020,"display_summary":"Arthur Norman appealed his convictions for first-degree rape and armed criminal action following a bench trial, arguing the trial court erred by admitting certain testimony from a SANE nurse. The appellate court agreed that the nurse's testimony recounting the victim's statements about the attack was inadmissible hearsay, as it exceeded the scope of impeachment and was a post-consistent statement. However, the court affirmed the judgment, applying the presumption that in a bench trial, the court did not rely on inadmissible evidence, and finding overwhelming other evidence of Norman's guilt.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=170973","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-arthur-norman-d83350","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","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"medical-malpractice","label":"Medical Malpractice","href":"/practice-areas/medical-malpractice","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: nurse"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/medical-malpractice"}],"role":"respondent"}]}