{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"dorian-j-perry-defendant","displayName":"DORIAN J. PERRY, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd34940:2018-06-14","opinionId":"cd43ef2c-3fb5-5771-97e4-94554348b160","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-dorian-j-perry-defendant-appella-d34940","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent,\nvs.\nDORIAN J. PERRY, Defendant-Appellant.","caseNumber":"SD34940","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-06-14","year":2018,"display_summary":"Dorian J. Perry, an inmate, was convicted of committing violence against a fellow inmate. On appeal, Perry argued that the trial court erred by refusing to submit his proffered jury instruction on the affirmative defense of duress. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, concluding that the duress instruction was not supported by the evidence because the alleged threat was not present, imminent, and impending, and Perry had an opportunity to avoid the act.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=126453","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-dorian-j-perry-defendant-appella-d34940","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: conviction"],"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":"appellant"}]}