{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"francis-henry-kempker","displayName":"Francis Henry Kempker","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82495:2020-03-10","opinionId":"5be4ff50-aa11-5fd6-b293-9170cf69e890","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-francis-henry-kempker-d82495","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nFrancis Henry Kempker","caseNumber":"WD82495","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-03-10","year":2020,"display_summary":"Francis Henry Kempker appealed his convictions for possession of methamphetamine and lorazepam following a bench trial. He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for both convictions. The appellate court affirmed the conviction for methamphetamine possession, finding sufficient evidence based on a lab report and an evidence bag label. However, the court reversed the conviction for lorazepam possession, concluding that the State failed to present sufficient additional incriminating circumstances to prove constructive possession.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","other"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=151434","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-francis-henry-kempker-d82495","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"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: evidence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}