{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"brian-r-graves","displayName":"Brian R. Graves","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108768:2021-03-23","opinionId":"4a1a31eb-38fb-59b3-9e15-8b667c13c7f5","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-brian-r-graves-appellant-108768","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Brian R. Graves, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED108768","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-03-23","year":2021,"display_summary":"Brian Graves appealed his conviction for two counts of felony abuse of a child, arguing the trial court erred by denying his motion for a mistrial and by refusing to provide an advisory opinion on an expert's report. Graves was convicted after his 8-week-old infant sustained numerous fractures and he confessed to shaking the baby. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion by the trial court on either point.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=175618","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-brian-r-graves-appellant-108768","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","text: felony"],"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"}]}