{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christopher-i-buller-defendant","displayName":"CHRISTOPHER I BULLER, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35544:2019-07-29","opinionId":"ce61892e-4d77-51d1-a4ba-07cb284f395d","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-christopher-i-buller-defendant-a-d35544","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\t\nCHRISTOPHER I BULLER, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35544","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-07-29","year":2019,"display_summary":"Christopher I. Buller was convicted of financially exploiting an elderly person and sentenced to thirty years' imprisonment. On appeal, Buller contended the trial court erred by admitting certain exhibits and by denying his motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding that sufficient evidence supported the conviction and that Buller failed to demonstrate prejudice from the admission of the challenged exhibits.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=142913","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-christopher-i-buller-defendant-a-d35544","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: 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"}]}