{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"john-a-shutters","displayName":"JOHN A. SHUTTERS","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37951:2024-06-11","opinionId":"3cec40c4-256b-5f90-844b-46740d3c9bab","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-john-a-shutters-appellant-d37951","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nvs.\nJOHN A. SHUTTERS, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37951","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-06-11","year":2024,"display_summary":"John A. Shutters was found guilty by a jury of two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy and sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment. On appeal, Shutters raised five points of error concerning the amendment of the information, exclusion of testimony, admission of exhibits, uncharged sexual misconduct, and the failure to appoint counsel at his initial appearance. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, declining to engage in plain error review for all five points.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=208916","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-john-a-shutters-appellant-d37951","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"}]}