{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christopher-m-grimes","displayName":"Christopher M. Grimes","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113311:2026-01-13","opinionId":"e405af4d-48ad-5af3-96e6-c652d1492db0","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-christopher-m-grimes-appellant-113311","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Christopher M. Grimes, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED113311","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2026-01-13","year":2026,"display_summary":"The court affirmed the defendant's conviction on two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, finding sufficient evidence that the defendant applied physical force that overcame the victim's reasonable resistance, constituting forcible compulsion. The defendant's arguments that the state's evidence was insufficient to prove forcible compulsion were rejected.","primaryTopic":null,"topicSlugs":[],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=229839","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-christopher-m-grimes-appellant-113311","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":24,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","text: state of missouri","text: conviction"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"}],"role":"appellant"}]}