{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"john-yaggy-defendant","displayName":"JOHN YAGGY, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38339:2025-01-09","opinionId":"4047edd7-eeba-5725-9734-0f86d15cfe81","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-john-yaggy-defendant-appellant-d38339","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nJOHN YAGGY, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38339","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-01-09","year":2025,"display_summary":"John Yaggy appealed his convictions for resisting arrest and second-degree kidnapping, arguing the trial court erred in denying his motions for judgment of acquittal due to insufficient evidence. The appellate court affirmed the convictions. It held that Yaggy waived his first point of error by introducing evidence, and for the second point, it found sufficient evidence to support the mens rea for both the kidnapping and resisting arrest charges.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=216453","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-john-yaggy-defendant-appellant-d38339","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"}]}