{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ira-s-bruce-defendant","displayName":"IRA S. BRUCE, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37363:2023-09-06","opinionId":"1747029d-2fc8-50bb-bf91-f699de57ff3f","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-ira-s-bruce-defendant-appellant-d37363","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nIRA S. BRUCE, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37363","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-09-06","year":2023,"display_summary":"Ira S. Bruce appealed his conviction for first-degree assault, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence for intent, the trial court's denial of a mistrial after a prosecutor's line of questioning, and the denial of a mistrial or quashing of the jury pool during voir dire. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding sufficient evidence to support the conviction, no abuse of discretion in denying a mistrial given curative actions, and no plain error regarding the jury pool as the venireperson's statements were not inflammatory.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=200775","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-ira-s-bruce-defendant-appellant-d37363","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: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}