{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"dexter-wiggley","displayName":"Dexter Wiggley","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed110950:2023-07-18","opinionId":"1d84cb78-6ebe-52ca-b7c5-df727d595f04","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-dexter-wiggley-appellant-110950","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Dexter Wiggley, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED110950","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-07-18","year":2023,"display_summary":"Dexter Wiggley was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action and sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, Wiggley argued the trial court erred by admitting a photograph with a police officer's handwritten notation, contending it was inadmissible hearsay. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, holding that the notation constituted Wiggley's adoptive admission and was therefore not hearsay. The court also declined to review his unpreserved claim of improper bolstering for plain error.","primaryTopic":"evidence","topicSlugs":["evidence","criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=197616","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-dexter-wiggley-appellant-110950","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"}]}