{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"john-david-fleenor-defendant","displayName":"JOHN DAVID FLEENOR, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38241:2024-10-08","opinionId":"197f7649-428d-5b90-ada4-919b56c5db45","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-john-david-fleenor-defendant-app-d38241","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nJOHN DAVID FLEENOR, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38241","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-10-08","year":2024,"display_summary":"John David Fleenor was found guilty of unlawful use of a weapon after a bench trial and sentenced to two years in prison. On appeal, Fleenor argued the circuit court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal, claiming the State failed to prove he did not act in self-defense. The Southern District affirmed the conviction, holding that Fleenor failed to inject the issue of self-defense into the trial, thus relieving the State of the burden to disprove it.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=213493","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-john-david-fleenor-defendant-app-d38241","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: 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"}]}