{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"dereck-whitney-defendant","displayName":"D'ERECK WHITNEY, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37873:2024-08-22","opinionId":"e4da7a27-c243-5fd6-83f5-30df954f73e2","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-dereck-whitney-defendant-appella-d37873","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nD'ERECK WHITNEY, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37873","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-08-22","year":2024,"display_summary":"Defendant D'Ereck Whitney appealed his convictions for murder, armed criminal action, assault, unlawful use of a weapon, and property damage. He argued the trial court erred by admitting a YouTube video and that there was insufficient evidence for his first-degree assault convictions. The appellate court affirmed the admission of the video, finding the defendant \"opened the door\" to its admission. However, the court reversed several first-degree assault convictions due to insufficient evidence of specific intent, remanding for entry of convictions for the lesser-included offense of fourth-degree assault.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210734","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-dereck-whitney-defendant-appella-d37873","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: criminal"],"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"}]}