{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"brian-matthew-smith","displayName":"BRIAN MATTHEW SMITH","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37546:2023-05-30","opinionId":"356de4b1-73f4-5b30-a096-86627bc18da8","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-brian-matthew-smith-appellant-d37546","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nvs.\nBRIAN MATTHEW SMITH, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37546","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-05-30","year":2023,"display_summary":"Brian Matthew Smith appealed his conviction for first-degree harassment, arguing insufficient evidence to prove he intended to cause emotional distress or that the victim suffered severe emotional distress. The State alleged Smith touched a fourteen-year-old girl's arm after making inappropriate comments, causing her significant emotional distress. The Southern District of Missouri affirmed the conviction, finding sufficient circumstantial evidence for both Smith's intent and the victim's substantial emotional distress.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=196054","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-brian-matthew-smith-appellant-d37546","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}