{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christopher-j-whitbey","displayName":"Christopher J. Whitbey","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113286:undated","opinionId":"a9ebe690-2872-5e1e-a791-a1a34b09d308","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-christopher-j-whitbey-appellant-113286","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Christopher J. Whitbey, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED113286","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Christopher Whitbey appealed his convictions for fourteen counts of statutory sodomy. He argued the trial court erred by not sua sponte excluding expert testimony on the percentage of false child abuse allegations and by having a discrepancy between the oral and written judgments for one count. The appellate court declined to review the expert testimony issue, finding Whitbey invited the error. However, it remanded the case to correct the written judgment for Count Fourteen to reflect the orally pronounced life sentence, affirming the judgment in all other respects.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=232298","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-christopher-j-whitbey-appellant-113286","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: sentence"],"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"}]}