{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"deandre-j-cothran","displayName":"De'Andre J. Cothran","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112122:2025-05-27","opinionId":"106f4fd8-6df4-5bf9-b406-9aaa09daa003","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-deandre-j-cothran-appellant-112122","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Deandre J. Cothran, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED112122","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-05-27","year":2025,"display_summary":"Deandre Cothran appealed his convictions for unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm. He argued the trial court erred by allowing him to proceed pro se, finding him competent without a hearing, failing to order a post-conviction mental evaluation, denying his speedy trial motion, and not declaring a mistrial for alleged Doyle violations. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no error in any of the points raised.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=220915","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-deandre-j-cothran-appellant-112122","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: criminal","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","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"},{"caseId":"moappwd:wd76244:2014-07-15","opinionId":"a0f29394-f373-5586-ab1d-6002debf560c","slug":"deandre-j-cothran-v-state-of-missouri-d76244","caseName":"De'Andre J. Cothran\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD76244","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2014-07-15","year":2014,"display_summary":null,"primaryTopic":null,"topicSlugs":[],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=75234","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/deandre-j-cothran-v-state-of-missouri-d76244","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"}],"role":"appellant"}]}