{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"franklin-b-armstrong-jr","displayName":"FRANKLIN B. ARMSTRONG, JR.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38582:undated","opinionId":"3ae140c3-d4d6-5f7d-8a00-e298e593bb5c","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-franklin-b-armstrong-jr-appellant-d38582","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nv.\nFRANKLIN B. ARMSTRONG, JR., Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38582","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Franklin B. Armstrong, Jr. was convicted of multiple child-related sexual offenses following a jury trial. On appeal, Armstrong argued the trial court plainly erred by not sua sponte declaring a mistrial after the State's closing argument referenced his request for lesser-included jury instructions. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, declined plain error review and affirmed the judgment, finding Armstrong failed to preserve the error and could not demonstrate manifest injustice or an outcome-determinative error.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=226053","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-franklin-b-armstrong-jr-appellant-d38582","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: jury-instructions","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}