{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"john-r-vitale","displayName":"John R. Vitale","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed110837:2024-03-12","opinionId":"1ad470f7-d514-5957-9ea7-f67a414570d1","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-john-r-vitale-appellant-110837","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. John R. Vitale, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED110837","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-03-12","year":2024,"display_summary":"John Vitale was convicted of three counts of statutory rape and three counts of statutory sodomy. On appeal, he argued the trial court erred in responding to a jury note requesting his prior convictions outside the presence of counsel, and plainly erred by failing to ensure unanimous verdict instructions. The Eastern District affirmed the judgment, finding no prejudice from the jury communication and declining plain error review for the jury instructions due to invited error.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=206336","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-john-r-vitale-appellant-110837","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: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}