{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"craig-michael-wood","displayName":"Craig Michael Wood","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:parent-142458","opinionId":"d0781e45-62c7-5fa8-bee9-77b2fb6d2691","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-craig-michael-wood-appellant-c96924","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Craig Michael Wood, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC96924","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2019-07-16","year":2019,"display_summary":"Craig Wood was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the abduction, rape, and murder of 10-year-old Hailey Owens. On appeal, Wood challenged several evidentiary rulings, the prosecutor's closing argument, a juror strike, and the constitutionality of Missouri's death penalty procedure. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in evidentiary rulings or juror selection, no plain error in the closing argument, and that the death penalty statutes are constitutional.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=142458","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-craig-michael-wood-appellant-c96924","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":"appellant"}]}