{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jerry-studdard","displayName":"JERRY STUDDARD","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37372:2024-04-19","opinionId":"7daa2362-1dac-537e-b86a-30af937f4da2","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-jerry-studdard-appellant-d37372","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nv.\nJERRY STUDDARD, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37372","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-04-19","year":2024,"display_summary":"Jerry Studdard was found guilty of two counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree and appealed, raising eight points of trial court error. The appellate court, despite deficiencies in Studdard's brief, exercised its discretion to review the case on the merits. The court affirmed the convictions, finding sufficient evidence, no error in excluding privileged testimony or admitting non-hearsay impeachment evidence, and no abuse of discretion in admitting propensity evidence.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=207433","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-jerry-studdard-appellant-d37372","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"}]}