{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"cheryl-d-kelly","displayName":"Cheryl D. Kelly","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82085:2020-03-10","opinionId":"afa927cd-485b-53bd-9fa7-d8bede116aa1","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-cheryl-d-kelly-d82085","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nCheryl D. Kelly","caseNumber":"WD82085","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-03-10","year":2020,"display_summary":"Cheryl Kelly appealed her convictions for making false statements to receive health care payments and financial exploitation of the elderly, stemming from her role as a home health aide who double-billed and misused an elderly client's funds. On appeal, Kelly claimed instructional error regarding the definition of \"material fact\" and evidentiary error concerning the admission of \"prior bad acts\" testimony. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in either the jury instruction or the admission of evidence.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions","other","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=151433","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-cheryl-d-kelly-d82085","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}