{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"darla-j-thomas","displayName":"DARLA J. THOMAS","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35039:2018-10-23","opinionId":"9e340715-05cd-5f96-8613-829a07d9cc85","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-darla-j-thomas-appellant-d35039","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nvs.\nDARLA J. THOMAS, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35039","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-10-23","year":2018,"display_summary":"Darla Thomas appealed her DWI conviction, challenging the court's persistent-offender finding, the sufficiency of evidence for a proscribed substance, and alleging a speedy-trial violation. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding sufficient evidence based on her admission and blood test results. It also upheld the persistent-offender finding, clarifying that no time limit applies to prior intoxication-related traffic offenses for persistent offender enhancement. Finally, the court denied the speedy-trial claim, concluding it was unpreserved and no manifest injustice was shown.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=132534","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-darla-j-thomas-appellant-d35039","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}