{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"brian-shawn-jones","displayName":"BRIAN SHAWN JONES","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd34928:2018-08-20","opinionId":"d9f62ec8-1906-5d8d-9bf2-8d650542c1f7","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-brian-shawn-jones-appellant-d34928","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent,\nvs.\nBRIAN SHAWN JONES, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SD34928","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-08-20","year":2018,"display_summary":"Brian Shawn Jones appealed his convictions for second-degree murder and armed criminal action, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal due to insufficient evidence to disprove his self-defense claim. Jones contended that the evidence clearly established he acted in self-defense. The appellate court affirmed the convictions, holding that there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find that Jones did not act in self-defense, as the jury was entitled to disbelieve his testimony and draw inferences from his conduct before, during, and after the shooting.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=129454","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-brian-shawn-jones-appellant-d34928","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: criminal"],"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"}]}