{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-michael-king-defendant","displayName":"DAVID MICHAEL KING, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37354:2023-03-22","opinionId":"781caa7f-ba04-5238-a789-735e91342c38","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-david-michael-king-defendant-app-d37354","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nDAVID MICHAEL KING, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37354","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-03-22","year":2023,"display_summary":"David Michael King was found guilty after a bench trial of multiple counts of statutory sodomy and child molestation. On appeal, King argued the trial court erred by denying his request for a continuance of the sentencing hearing and by finding him a predatory sexual offender under an incorrect statute. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the oral continuance motion and declining plain error review on the statutory citation issue.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=193534","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-david-michael-king-defendant-app-d37354","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}