{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"desmond-artez-mills","displayName":"Desmond Artez Mills","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108022:2021-03-30","opinionId":"207c8be1-660a-5b08-b3c8-5869cff62c05","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-desmond-artez-mills-appellant-108022","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Desmond Artez Mills, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED108022","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-03-30","year":2021,"display_summary":"Desmond Artez Mills appealed his convictions for first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon, following a jury trial. He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for all counts and argued the trial court erred by denying a Daubert hearing for toolmark expert testimony and restricting cross-examination regarding its reliability. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding sufficient evidence to support the convictions and no abuse of discretion in the trial court's evidentiary rulings.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=175878","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-desmond-artez-mills-appellant-108022","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"}]}