{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"bradley-douglas-cook-defendant","displayName":"BRADLEY DOUGLAS COOK, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36543:2020-12-09","opinionId":"663392c3-5f9b-5ff6-81c6-79f09813dfe4","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-bradley-douglas-cook-defendant-a-d36543","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nBRADLEY DOUGLAS COOK, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36543","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-12-09","year":2020,"display_summary":"Bradley Douglas Cook was convicted of first-degree assault and armed criminal action, stemming from an altercation at a homeless shelter where he claimed self-defense. On appeal, Cook argued the trial court erred by refusing evidence of the victim's methamphetamine use, refusing a self-defense instruction regarding withdrawal, and submitting a faulty verdict director. The appellate court denied all three points, finding no prejudicial error or manifest injustice, and affirmed the conviction.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=170353","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-bradley-douglas-cook-defendant-a-d36543","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: criminal","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","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}