{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"chris-eugene-william-courtois","displayName":"CHRIS EUGENE WILLIAM COURTOIS","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35427:2019-06-25","opinionId":"450a5749-f00a-59a5-8481-0fe1fc0d99b9","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-chris-eugene-william-courtois-appellant-d35427","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nvs.\nCHRIS EUGENE WILLIAM COURTOIS, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35427","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-06-25","year":2019,"display_summary":"Appellant Chris Eugene William Courtois was convicted of sex crimes against a six-year-old victim. On appeal, he challenged the admission of propensity evidence regarding an uncharged sex act against another child, arguing the state failed to prove the corpus delicti and that the evidence was unduly prejudicial. The appellate court affirmed the convictions, holding that the corpus delicti rule does not apply to propensity evidence under § 18(c) and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding the evidence's probative value outweighed any unfair prejudice.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=141656","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-chris-eugene-william-courtois-appellant-d35427","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}