{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"joseph-theron-wright","displayName":"JOSEPH THERON WRIGHT","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36013:2020-02-11","opinionId":"dda2634d-2277-5aa2-8d4f-17b372e97c8d","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-joseph-theron-wright-appellant-d36013","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nvs.\nJOSEPH THERON WRIGHT, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36013","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-02-11","year":2020,"display_summary":"Joseph Theron Wright appealed his conviction for second-degree domestic assault, challenging his sentencing as a persistent assault offender and an alleged comment on his failure to testify during closing arguments. The appellate court reversed and remanded for resentencing, agreeing that the persistent assault offender finding was erroneous because a prior conviction post-dated the current offense. The court affirmed the trial court's overruling of the objection to the closing argument, finding no plain error.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=150253","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-joseph-theron-wright-appellant-d36013","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}