{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"daniel-w-irwin","displayName":"Daniel W. Irwin","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed107266:2019-11-19","opinionId":"2a22e465-96ec-57ee-816d-1a1730dc48ea","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-daniel-w-irwin-appellant-107266","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Daniel W. Irwin, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED107266","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2019-11-19","year":2019,"display_summary":"Daniel W. Irwin appealed his conviction for five counts of second-degree child molestation. He argued the trial court erred by admitting the out-of-court testimony of a Children's Division investigator, claiming she was not truly unavailable and he was denied an effective opportunity for cross-examination. Irwin also contended the verdict directors for two counts failed to sufficiently differentiate the alleged acts, violating his right to a unanimous jury verdict. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment, finding the witness was unavailable and Irwin had an effective opportunity to cross-examine her, and that the jury instructions adequately differentiated the acts and ensured unanimity.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=146450","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-daniel-w-irwin-appellant-107266","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: 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":"appellant"}]}