{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"danny-leon-wayne-estep-defendant","displayName":"DANNY LEON WAYNE ESTEP, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35199:2018-06-27","opinionId":"e51a6f00-0381-56ab-b220-e1943d115a83","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-danny-leon-wayne-estep-defendant-d35199","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent,\nv.\nDANNY LEON WAYNE ESTEP, Defendant-Appellant.","caseNumber":"SD35199","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-06-27","year":2018,"display_summary":"Danny Estep was convicted of receiving stolen property after being found spray painting a stolen truck. He appealed, contending the evidence was insufficient to prove the \"receiving\" element of the offense. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that circumstantial evidence, including his actions with the truck and flight from the officer, was sufficient to establish that he acquired possession or control of the stolen vehicle.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=127134","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-danny-leon-wayne-estep-defendant-d35199","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: evidence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}