{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"damyon-wayne-fisher-defendant","displayName":"DAMYON WAYNE FISHER, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38329:2024-12-31","opinionId":"cfcfbb8d-a121-59ba-8127-c3f943bea869","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-damyon-wayne-fisher-defendant-ap-d38329","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nDAMYON WAYNE FISHER, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38329","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-12-31","year":2024,"display_summary":"Damyon Wayne Fisher appealed his convictions for second-degree murder and armed criminal action, challenging the circuit court's decision to sustain the prosecutor's objection to a question defense counsel asked during voir dire. The appellate court affirmed the judgment. It held that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion because the question improperly sought a commitment from prospective jurors regarding a hypothetical situation that strongly mirrored the anticipated facts of the case.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=216073","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-damyon-wayne-fisher-defendant-ap-d38329","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}