{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"juvonie-eugene-minor","displayName":"Juvonie Eugene Minor","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86694:undated","opinionId":"357f5321-97c0-5507-9c91-697d27a54db3","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-juvonie-eugene-minor-d86694","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nJuvonie Eugene Minor","caseNumber":"WD86694","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Juvonie Eugene Minor appealed his conviction for felony criminal nonsupport, arguing the trial court erred by refusing to submit a jury instruction on the affirmative defense of good cause. Minor contended he presented evidence of health problems, unemployment, and an employer's failure to properly credit child support payments. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that Minor failed to provide substantial evidence of good cause to warrant the instruction.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=218956","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-juvonie-eugene-minor-d86694","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","text: felony"],"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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}