{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-james-milcendeau-defendant","displayName":"DAVID JAMES MILCENDEAU, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35151:2019-01-31","opinionId":"43fa7ec8-f607-511b-9a35-04323cdffc25","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-david-james-milcendeau-defendant-d35151","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nDAVID JAMES MILCENDEAU, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35151","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-01-31","year":2019,"display_summary":"David Milcendeau was convicted of child molestation and statutory sodomy after a jury trial. On appeal, he raised two plain error points concerning venue, arguing the State failed to prove venue and that the prosecutor made an improper comment about venue during closing arguments. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that Milcendeau invited any venue error by failing to object before trial and waived the issue by requesting a change of venue. The court declined to exercise plain error review.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=136313","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-david-james-milcendeau-defendant-d35151","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}