{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"desmond-harris","displayName":"Desmond Harris","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:doc-221634:undated","opinionId":"68b8730a-3db1-56b3-b8ed-5245fbdda667","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-desmond-harris-appellant-221634","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Desmond Harris, Appellant.","caseNumber":null,"court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Desmond Harris appealed his sentencing, arguing the trial court plainly erred by considering prior charges without evidence proving them by a preponderance. The appellate court agreed, finding that merely summarizing charging language from prior cases, which were not part of the same underlying case, was insufficient to establish that Harris committed those offenses. Consequently, the trial court's consideration of these unproven charges constituted plain error.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=221634","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-desmond-harris-appellant-221634","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"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"}]}