{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"dairius-kinnie","displayName":"Dairius Kinnie","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112427:undated","opinionId":"66db475c-4fa8-5e21-b02f-d96297f59e4c","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-dairius-kinnie-appellant-112427","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Dairius Kinnie, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED112427","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Dairius Kinnie was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and resisting arrest following a jury trial. On appeal, Kinnie argued the trial court erred by admitting autopsy photographs of the victim and testimony from the victim's mother regarding Kinnie's demeanor. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in the admission of the evidence and no resulting prejudice to the defendant.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=227774","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-dairius-kinnie-appellant-112427","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"}]}