{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christopher-l-lehman","displayName":"Christopher L. Lehman","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc98844:2021-03-08","opinionId":"a77a0296-cefc-5ce2-a393-1d707ee59092","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-christopher-l-lehman-appellant-c98844","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Christopher L. Lehman, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC98844","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2021-03-08","year":2021,"display_summary":"Christopher Lehman appealed his conviction for the class E felony of loitering within 500 feet of a public park, arguing insufficient evidence and constitutional invalidity of the statute. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed his conviction and entered a judgment of acquittal. The Court found the State failed to present sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Lehman was knowingly within 500 feet of a public park, as the police report and surveillance videos did not provide objective information about the distance.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=174855","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-christopher-l-lehman-appellant-c98844","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","text: felony"],"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"}]}