{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"damon-d-marley","displayName":"Damon d. Marley","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82665:2020-04-21","opinionId":"9fde5a76-381a-508a-bfe9-1781242e1759","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-damon-d-marley-d82665","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nDamon D. Marley","caseNumber":"WD82665","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-04-21","year":2020,"display_summary":"Damon Marley appealed his conviction for domestic assault in the second degree following a jury trial. Marley argued there was insufficient evidence of physical injury, that the verdict-directing instruction contained plain error by omitting an element and deviating from the pattern instruction, and that the trial court abused its discretion by denying a mistrial. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding sufficient evidence of physical injury, no manifest injustice from the instructional errors, and no abuse of discretion in denying the mistrial.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=154934","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-damon-d-marley-d82665","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"},{"caseId":"moappwd:wd68150:undated","opinionId":"99d4a46d-a935-578b-957f-853443607630","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-damon-d-marley-appellant-d68150","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Damon d. Marley, Appellant","caseNumber":"WD68150","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2008,"display_summary":null,"primaryTopic":null,"topicSlugs":[],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=22072","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-damon-d-marley-appellant-d68150","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"}],"role":"appellant"}]}