{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"floyd-e-martin-jr","displayName":"FLOYD E. MARTIN, JR.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37765:2024-01-09","opinionId":"572413ec-1648-536a-8638-68f5d8c72ee9","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-floyd-e-martin-jr-appellant-d37765","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nvs.\nFLOYD E. MARTIN, JR., Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37765","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-01-09","year":2024,"display_summary":"Floyd E. Martin, Jr., a convicted felon, was found guilty by a jury of four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. On appeal, Martin claimed the circuit court erred by admitting photographs purportedly showing a methamphetamine laboratory in his residence, arguing they constituted impermissible evidence of prior bad acts. The Southern District affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in admitting the photographs because they were cumulative, the items depicted were not inherently bad acts, and they were relevant to prove firearm possession.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=204398","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-floyd-e-martin-jr-appellant-d37765","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"}]}