{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"bryan-s-jones-defendant","displayName":"BRYAN S. JONES, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37453:2023-03-13","opinionId":"2903268c-bdb6-504b-8e7e-0862bf98792d","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-bryan-s-jones-defendant-appellan-d37453","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nBRYAN S. JONES, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37453","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-03-13","year":2023,"display_summary":"Bryan S. Jones appealed his convictions on multiple felony and misdemeanor counts, arguing the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion to sever the offenses. The State charged Jones with numerous crimes, including forgery, stealing, tampering, and fraudulent use of credit cards, which occurred over several months. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, concluding that Jones failed to demonstrate particularized prejudice, and the evidence for each charge was straightforward and distinct, allowing the jury to consider each count separately.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=193254","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-bryan-s-jones-defendant-appellan-d37453","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: felony","text: misdemeanor"],"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"}]}