{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"brian-k-heathcock","displayName":"Brian K. Heathcock","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc100734:2025-03-18","opinionId":"2b4cee8a-7717-5f9c-878a-be48367b0f35","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-brian-k-heathcock-appellant-100734","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Brian K. Heathcock, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC100734","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2025-03-18","year":2025,"display_summary":"Brian K. Heathcock appealed his conviction for first-degree tampering, arguing it violated double jeopardy because he had previously pleaded guilty to first-degree tampering in another county. The circuit court had overruled his motion to dismiss. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, holding that Heathcock's convictions were predicated on two distinct acts of first-degree tampering, thus not violating double jeopardy.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","other","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=218514","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-brian-k-heathcock-appellant-100734","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}