{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"godfrey-k-kirui","displayName":"Godfrey K. Kirui","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83384:2021-03-02","opinionId":"1fd31255-e738-5ee5-9e8b-b9b4c5ca17d5","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-godfrey-k-kirui-d83384","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs. \nGodfrey K. Kirui","caseNumber":"WD83384","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-03-02","year":2021,"display_summary":"Godfrey K. Kirui appealed his convictions for rape, kidnapping, assault, and tampering with a motor vehicle, following a bench trial. He argued that the trial court erred by not suppressing DNA evidence obtained through a warrantless search of his person, contending it violated his Fourth Amendment rights. The appellate court affirmed the convictions, concluding that exigent circumstances, specifically the potential destruction of perishable DNA evidence, justified the warrantless collection.","primaryTopic":"search-and-seizure","topicSlugs":["search-and-seizure","criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=174181","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-godfrey-k-kirui-d83384","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","topic: search-and-seizure"],"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":"respondent"}]}