{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"joevalis-l-johnson","displayName":"Joevalis L. Johnson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed105740:2018-10-23","opinionId":"24a71f5b-6d10-5204-a227-c5a9310af386","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-joevalis-l-johnson-appellant-105740","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Joevalis L. Johnson, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED105740","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2018-10-23","year":2018,"display_summary":"Joevalis Johnson was convicted by a jury of two counts of first-degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. The trial court, however, also found him guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm, a charge that had been severed prior to trial. On appeal, Johnson challenged the unlawful possession conviction, the admission of expert DNA testimony, and the denial of his motions to suppress witness identifications. The appellate court reversed the conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm and remanded with instructions to vacate it, but affirmed the judgment in all other respects.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=132354","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-joevalis-l-johnson-appellant-105740","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: criminal","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"}]}