{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"frank-clifford-parry-iv-defendant","displayName":"FRANK CLIFFORD PARRY IV, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38085:2024-12-23","opinionId":"1e6ade7e-ad88-5092-b504-11994be34417","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-frank-clifford-parry-iv-defendan-d38085","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nFRANK CLIFFORD PARRY IV, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38085","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-12-23","year":2024,"display_summary":"Defendant Frank Clifford Parry IV appealed his convictions for multiple felonies, including child molestation and statutory sodomy, and his consecutive life sentences. He argued the trial court erred by excluding evidence of the victim's allegations of sexual abuse by others and by sentencing him based on a mistaken belief. The appellate court affirmed the convictions and sentence, finding no abuse of discretion in the evidence exclusion and no plain error in the sentencing.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=215933","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-frank-clifford-parry-iv-defendan-d38085","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: sentence"],"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"}]}