{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christopher-willis-english-defendant","displayName":"CHRISTOPHER WILLIS ENGLISH, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37992:2024-07-30","opinionId":"f8dee369-0642-5f24-8ab4-8643f712824e","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-christopher-willis-english-defen-d37992","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nCHRISTOPHER WILLIS ENGLISH, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37992","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-07-30","year":2024,"display_summary":"Christopher Willis English appealed his convictions for first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and abandonment of a corpse. He contended the trial court erred by allowing a law enforcement officer to testify as a rebuttal witness and that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in admitting the rebuttal testimony and concluding that sufficient evidence supported the convictions.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210076","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-christopher-willis-english-defen-d37992","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: criminal"],"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"}]}