{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-l-williams-defendant","displayName":"DAVID L. WILLIAMS, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37474:2023-01-24","opinionId":"d3739c17-d93d-5b41-8e98-b66432cfc6c7","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-david-l-williams-defendant-appel-d37474","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nDAVID L. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37474","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-01-24","year":2023,"display_summary":"David L. Williams was found guilty of possessing a weapon inside the Department of Corrections and sentenced to 25 years. On appeal, Williams claimed the circuit court abused its discretion by denying his request for a mistrial. This request followed a State's witness volunteering that Williams had an \"aggressive nature with staff and multiple staff assaults.\" The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in the denial of the mistrial.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=191914","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-david-l-williams-defendant-appel-d37474","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","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}