{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-paine","displayName":"David Paine","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83500:2021-09-21","opinionId":"1e3460aa-6b4f-5f67-99a3-a0d4a0a9da49","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-david-paine-d83500","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nDavid Paine","caseNumber":"WD83500","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-09-21","year":2021,"display_summary":"David Paine appealed his conviction for the class E felony of unlawful use of a weapon, arguing the trial court plainly erred by not sua sponte excluding evidence that he assisted Westport security in a nearby shooting prior to the charged incident. Paine contended this evidence was more prejudicial than probative and constituted improper propensity evidence. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that Paine waived plain error review by discussing the evidence in his opening statement and by affirmatively stating \"no objection\" to its admission at trial.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=180573","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-david-paine-d83500","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","text: felony"],"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":"respondent"}]}