{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"demarco-king","displayName":"Demarco King","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112260:2024-11-26","opinionId":"40e5e009-ab95-5de6-b2d0-cf365f6ada15","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-demarco-king-appellant-112260","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Demarco King, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED112260","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-11-26","year":2024,"display_summary":"Demarco King appealed his conviction for stealing, arguing the trial court improperly admitted screenshots of a surveillance video and a transaction report. The appellate court reversed King's conviction and remanded for a new trial. The court found that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting the screenshots in violation of the Best Evidence Rule and by admitting the transaction report without proper authentication, concluding these errors prejudiced King.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=214919","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-demarco-king-appellant-112260","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: 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"}]}