{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jeremy-scott-sykes-defendant","displayName":"JEREMY SCOTT SYKES, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35481:2019-04-30","opinionId":"589a7f58-3de0-5c30-a8fe-a43358488e06","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-jeremy-scott-sykes-defendant-app-d35481","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nJEREMY SCOTT SYKES, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35481","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-04-30","year":2019,"display_summary":"Jeremy Scott Sykes appealed his conviction for second-degree assault, arguing the trial court erred by allowing a highway patrolman to offer expert opinion that Sykes was driving the truck involved in a collision. Sykes contended the expert's opinion was not based on sufficient facts or reliable methods under section 490.065.2, RSMo. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that even if the expert testimony was admitted in error, it was not prejudicial because other evidence independently supported the jury's finding that Sykes was the driver.","primaryTopic":"evidence","topicSlugs":["evidence","appellate-procedure","criminal-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=139836","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-jeremy-scott-sykes-defendant-app-d35481","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["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"}]}