{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"dale-lawrence-williamson","displayName":"Dale Lawrence Williamson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87733:undated","opinionId":"0d46265a-35f2-54c6-8474-c32bf8375982","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-dale-lawrence-williamson-d87733","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nDale Lawrence Williamson","caseNumber":"WD87733","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Dale Lawrence Williamson appealed his convictions for first-degree murder and armed criminal action, alleging evidentiary and sentencing errors. He argued the trial court improperly excluded evidence of an alternative perpetrator and that his persistent offender determination violated his right to a jury finding under Erlinger v. United States. The appellate court affirmed, finding no direct connection between the alleged alternative perpetrator and the murder, and concluding that the persistent offender determination did not enhance the sentences in the appealed judgment.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=230196","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-dale-lawrence-williamson-d87733","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":"respondent"}]}