{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"isidro-cruzbasurto","displayName":"Isidro Cruz-Basurto","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd80880:2019-03-26","opinionId":"96300967-9fb8-52fa-9d67-303e299fe62e","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-isidro-cruz-basurto-d80880","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nIsidro Cruz-Basurto","caseNumber":"WD80880","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-03-26","year":2019,"display_summary":"Isidro Cruz-Basurto appealed his convictions and sentences for statutory sodomy and child molestation. He argued that the trial court erred by overruling objections to verdict directors due to a fatal variance and plainly erred by imposing consecutive sentences based on a mistaken belief of legal obligation. The appellate court affirmed the convictions and sentences, finding no material or prejudicial variance and concluding that Cruz-Basurto failed to establish plain error regarding the sentencing.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=138313","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-isidro-cruz-basurto-d80880","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":"respondent"}]}