{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jerry-r-yoakum-defendant","displayName":"JERRY R. YOAKUM, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37607:2023-05-23","opinionId":"d24fa8a9-3bee-57fc-b848-07aaa3e0eee5","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-jerry-r-yoakum-defendant-appella-d37607","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nJERRY R. YOAKUM, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37607","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-05-23","year":2023,"display_summary":"Jerry R. Yoakum appealed his convictions for child molestation and sexual misconduct, arguing the circuit court erred by not allowing his expert witness to testify about flaws in the forensic interview techniques used with the victim. The appellate court affirmed the convictions. It held that Yoakum failed to preserve the claim for appellate review because he did not make an offer of proof at trial regarding the expert's excluded testimony. The court also declined to exercise its discretion to conduct plain-error review.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=195861","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-jerry-r-yoakum-defendant-appella-d37607","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}