{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"james-norman-harper-defendant","displayName":"JAMES NORMAN HARPER, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37648:2024-05-07","opinionId":"281d72a3-09e1-5d7e-9410-2ece060fd0d2","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-james-norman-harper-defendant-ap-d37648","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nJAMES NORMAN HARPER, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37648","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-05-07","year":2024,"display_summary":"James Norman Harper appealed his conviction for child molestation in the second degree, arguing the trial court plainly erred by admitting evidence of his uncharged sexual misconduct. Harper failed to preserve this claim for appellate review by not including it in his motion for new trial. The appellate court declined to review for plain error, finding Harper did not facially establish substantial grounds for believing manifest injustice occurred, and affirmed the trial court's judgment.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=207954","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-james-norman-harper-defendant-ap-d37648","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}