{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"beau-rothwell","displayName":"Beau Rothwell","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed110819:2024-05-14","opinionId":"ec5dbd3c-a4b3-5c8f-bea8-39a110850363","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-beau-rothwell-appellant-110819","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Beau Rothwell, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED110819","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-05-14","year":2024,"display_summary":"Beau Rothwell appealed his convictions for first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and abandonment of a corpse, following the killing of his pregnant wife. He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for deliberation, the circuit court's decision to allow the State's closing argument regarding post-murder actions, and the admission of certain photographs. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding sufficient evidence to support deliberation and no error in the challenged trial court rulings.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=208114","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-beau-rothwell-appellant-110819","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"}]}