{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"dmarius-m-bozeman","displayName":"Dmarius M. Bozeman","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd85909:undated","opinionId":"97a0c8e6-dd42-5c5a-8c9b-71d428e003ac","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-dmarius-m-bozeman-d85909","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nDmarius M. Bozeman","caseNumber":"WD85909","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"Dmarius Bozeman appealed his convictions for second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child following a jury trial. He argued the State failed to prove he did not act under sudden passion, that the trial court improperly limited cross-examination regarding a prior inconsistent statement, and that the court plainly erred by seating a juror with a felony conviction. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed the judgment, finding sufficient evidence to negate the sudden passion defense, no abuse of discretion in limiting cross-examination due to lack of foundation, and no manifest injustice warranting plain error relief for the disqualified juror.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","jury-instructions"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210779","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-dmarius-m-bozeman-d85909","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: criminal","text: felony"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}