{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"debbie-gosvener-defendant","displayName":"DEBBIE GOSVENER, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38024:2024-06-07","opinionId":"11944b2b-929d-5512-9b98-a363381e98b0","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-debbie-gosvener-defendant-appell-d38024","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs\nDEBBIE GOSVENER, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38024","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-06-07","year":2024,"display_summary":"Debbie Gosvener appealed her conviction for felony stealing a credit device following a bench trial. She argued there was insufficient evidence to prove she appropriated a debit card from a purse left at a gas station. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding that circumstantial evidence, including surveillance footage of her actions, a police officer's expert testimony, and her self-incriminating statement, was sufficient for the trial court to infer her guilt.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=208881","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-debbie-gosvener-defendant-appell-d38024","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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}