{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"elizabeth-h-mckeown","displayName":"ELIZABETH H. MCKEOWN","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37712:2024-09-16","opinionId":"6e1a0faf-9aed-50e7-b634-9e0e1f6cac3f","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-elizabeth-h-mckeown-appellant-d37712","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nv.\nELIZABETH H. MCKEOWN, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37712","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-09-16","year":2024,"display_summary":"Elizabeth H. McKeown was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. On appeal, McKeown raised three unpreserved claims of error concerning the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on notetaking, the omission of a cross-reference in the verdict director, and the sentencing court's alleged mistaken belief regarding discretion. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding that while some errors occurred, McKeown failed to demonstrate manifest injustice or a miscarriage of justice under plain error review, and her sentencing claim was waived.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=211513","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-elizabeth-h-mckeown-appellant-d37712","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: jury-instructions","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}