{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"brent-roberts","displayName":"Brent Roberts","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87346:undated","opinionId":"27f9711b-831d-5477-9506-bd35443d01f8","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-brent-roberts-d87346","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs. \nBrent Roberts","caseNumber":"WD87346","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Brent Roberts appealed his conviction for fourth-degree domestic assault, arguing the trial court erred by refusing to submit a self-defense instruction. Roberts contended there was evidence the victim struck him first, justifying the instruction. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that Roberts did not meet his burden of injecting self-defense because substantial evidence did not support all required elements, specifically regarding the imminent use of unlawful force or the necessity of deadly force.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=220824","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-brent-roberts-d87346","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}