{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"james-christopher-bales-defendant","displayName":"JAMES CHRISTOPHER BALES, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36197:2020-01-14","opinionId":"b55bdb99-0d20-592f-8328-a4b920960f37","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-appellant-v-james-christopher-bales-defendant-d36197","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Appellant\nv.\nJAMES CHRISTOPHER BALES, Defendant-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36197","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-01-14","year":2020,"display_summary":"The State appealed the trial court's order quashing a search warrant for James Christopher Bales's cell phone and suppressing evidence in a prosecution for domestic assault and child abuse. The trial court found the warrant's description of the phone inadequate, relying on Groh v. Ramirez. The appellate court reversed, holding that the search warrant was facially valid as it sufficiently described the cell phone to be seized, making the good-faith exception unnecessary to address.","primaryTopic":"search-and-seizure","topicSlugs":["search-and-seizure","criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"reversed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=148553","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-appellant-v-james-christopher-bales-defendant-d36197","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"}]}