{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-c-copley-defendant","displayName":"DAVID C. COPLEY, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37492:2023-01-24","opinionId":"d38ac556-a897-554b-8daf-315d5777efc9","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-david-c-copley-defendant-appella-d37492","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nDAVID C. COPLEY, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37492","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-01-24","year":2023,"display_summary":"David C. Copley appealed his conviction for possession of child pornography and failure to register as a sex offender, arguing the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence from his cellphone. Copley claimed the search of his phone was illegal. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that Copley lacked standing to challenge the search because he repeatedly disclaimed ownership of the phone at the time it was discovered.","primaryTopic":"search-and-seizure","topicSlugs":["search-and-seizure","criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=191915","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-david-c-copley-defendant-appella-d37492","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","topic: search-and-seizure","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}