{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christopher-brock-manuel-defendant","displayName":"CHRISTOPHER BROCK MANUEL, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37406:2024-01-03","opinionId":"3b639ce6-3e9f-55a8-823b-5743a9bd7c7e","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-christopher-brock-manuel-defenda-d37406","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nCHRISTOPHER BROCK MANUEL, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37406","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-01-03","year":2024,"display_summary":"Christopher Brock Manuel was convicted of second-degree murder and armed criminal action following a bench trial. On appeal, Manuel argued the trial court erred by admitting recorded jail calls between him and his ex-girlfriend, claiming they were irrelevant and unduly prejudicial. The Southern District of Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction, holding that the phone calls were both logically and legally relevant to establish Manuel's involvement, motive, and consciousness of guilt, and that no prejudice resulted in the bench-tried case.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=204113","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-christopher-brock-manuel-defenda-d37406","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: criminal","text: conviction"],"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"}]}