{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"darin-schmidt","displayName":"Darin Schmidt","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108959:2021-06-15","opinionId":"c9f8c948-304b-54ff-b940-8e0f1b38d527","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-darin-schmidt-appellant-108959","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Darin Schmidt, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED108959","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-06-15","year":2021,"display_summary":"Darin Schmidt appealed his convictions for first-degree murder and armed criminal action following a jury trial for the shooting death of David Bewig, Jr. Schmidt contended the trial court plainly erred by admitting his out-of-court statements without independent proof of corpus delicti and by allowing witnesses to testify they believed his statements were true. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial, finding that while the extrajudicial statements were admissible, it was plain error to allow witnesses to comment on the ultimate issue of Schmidt's guilt.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=177981","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-darin-schmidt-appellant-108959","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":"appellant"}]}