{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jayelyn-z-rivers","displayName":"Jayelyn Z. Rivers","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113150:2025-12-30","opinionId":"a22c9abc-e1e5-59d3-b995-3fab89f37e3c","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-jayelyn-z-rivers-appellant-113150","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Jayelyn Z. Rivers, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED113150","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-12-30","year":2025,"display_summary":"Jayelyn Rivers appealed his convictions for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and resisting arrest, arguing that the State's evidence was insufficient to support the unlawful possession conviction. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding that the State presented sufficient evidence to infer Rivers had actual, knowing possession of the firearm. This evidence included the gun's location under his seat, his superior access, its visibility, and his flight from law enforcement.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=229374","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-jayelyn-z-rivers-appellant-113150","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"}]}