{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"city-of-joplin","displayName":"CITY OF JOPLIN","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35546:2019-06-07","opinionId":"7a0953e3-71fa-5663-bbce-d575ac0588b1","slug":"city-of-joplin-respondent-v-james-maxwell-leeper-jr-appellant-d35546","caseName":"CITY OF JOPLIN, Respondent\nvs.\nJAMES MAXWELL LEEPER, JR., Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35546","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-06-07","year":2019,"display_summary":"James Maxwell Leeper, Jr. was found guilty after a bench trial de novo of violating four municipal traffic ordinances and appealed. He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence and the admission of identification testimony. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that Leeper's arguments failed because they ignored the proper standard of review for sufficiency of the evidence and witness credibility. A concurring opinion also noted that Leeper's brief failed to comply with Rule 84.04.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=141093","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/city-of-joplin-respondent-v-james-maxwell-leeper-jr-appellant-d35546","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"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":"respondent"}]}