{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ashley-nicole-zuidema","displayName":"Ashley Nicole Zuidema","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd80441:2018-07-03","opinionId":"b114a9a1-0a8b-5b7e-a31d-9680f5d415ed","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-ashley-nicole-zuidema-d80441","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nAshley Nicole Zuidema","caseNumber":"WD80441","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-07-03","year":2018,"display_summary":"Ashley Nicole Zuidema appealed her conviction for second-degree burglary, arguing the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury on the defense of justification by necessity. Zuidema claimed she entered a home due to car trouble and freezing temperatures, but the court found she had legal alternatives and her situation was partly her own fault. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, concluding that the facts presented were not legally sufficient to support the necessity defense instruction.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=127277","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-ashley-nicole-zuidema-d80441","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: conviction"],"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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}