{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christopher-l-schuler","displayName":"CHRISTOPHER L. SCHULER","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35312:2018-11-05","opinionId":"29970b47-9251-540d-9277-11a380c3dbc6","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-christopher-l-schuler-appellant-d35312","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nvs.\nCHRISTOPHER L. SCHULER, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35312","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-11-05","year":2018,"display_summary":"Christopher L. Schuler appealed his conviction for sexual abuse in the second degree, arguing there was insufficient evidence to prove he touched the victim for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire. The trial court found Schuler guilty after a bench trial. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that the act of grabbing a stranger's genitals, combined with Schuler's subsequent actions, provided sufficient circumstantial evidence to infer the required intent.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=132993","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-christopher-l-schuler-appellant-d35312","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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}