{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"john-andrew-calahan-defendant","displayName":"JOHN ANDREW CALAHAN, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36005:2019-12-10","opinionId":"344e20bb-b23b-5aac-b04f-33d0303e91c9","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-john-andrew-calahan-defendant-ap-d36005","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nJOHN ANDREW CALAHAN, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36005","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-12-10","year":2019,"display_summary":"John Andrew Calahan appealed his convictions for assault in the second degree and armed criminal action, arguing the trial court plainly erred by denying his motion for a mistrial after the jury initially returned ambiguous verdicts. Calahan contended the remedies applied by the trial court were insufficient to protect his due process right to a fair trial. The appellate court declined plain-error review, finding Calahan failed to demonstrate that the trial court's actions resulted in a manifest injustice or miscarriage of justice, and affirmed the convictions.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","jury-instructions"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=147193","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-john-andrew-calahan-defendant-ap-d36005","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: criminal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: jury-instructions","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}