{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-howard-abel-defendant","displayName":"DAVID HOWARD ABEL, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35311:2019-11-04","opinionId":"2e57f6ba-3fbd-54b8-a019-1fac89b3969b","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-david-howard-abel-defendant-appe-d35311","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nDAVID HOWARD ABEL, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35311","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-11-04","year":2019,"display_summary":"David Abel was convicted of neglect of a child after his ten-month-old son died of hyperthermia when left in a car on a hot afternoon. On appeal, Abel contended the evidence failed to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that he acted knowingly. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding that the State presented sufficient evidence from which a reasonable fact-finder could have found the knowledge element of the crime.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=146159","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-david-howard-abel-defendant-appe-d35311","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"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"}]}