{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-john-ainsworth","displayName":"DAVID JOHN AINSWORTH","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38491:2025-06-13","opinionId":"a8d20a6e-2d6c-5397-a1d9-781f14b5d85c","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-david-john-ainsworth-appellant-d38491","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nv\nDAVID JOHN AINSWORTH, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38491","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-06-13","year":2025,"display_summary":"David John Ainsworth was convicted after a bench trial of driving without a valid license and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. On appeal, Ainsworth argued there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction for driving without a license because the State failed to prove he was driving on a public road. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding that the evidence and its reasonable inferences were sufficient to conclude Ainsworth had driven on a public road.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=221333","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-david-john-ainsworth-appellant-d38491","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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}