{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"keith-edward-mcintosh-defendant","displayName":"KEITH EDWARD MCINTOSH, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37827:2024-01-26","opinionId":"db468a2a-e0b8-58eb-84df-007916487d41","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-keith-edward-mcintosh-defendant-d37827","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nKEITH EDWARD MCINTOSH, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37827","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-01-26","year":2024,"display_summary":"Keith Edward McIntosh appealed his conviction for class A misdemeanor animal abuse, arguing there was insufficient evidence he purposely caused suffering to an animal. The trial court had found McIntosh guilty after a bench trial, based on witness testimony describing him swinging, choking, and slamming a dog's head into the ground. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that the State presented sufficient circumstantial evidence for the trial court to reasonably conclude McIntosh acted with the conscious object of causing the dog to suffer.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=204993","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-keith-edward-mcintosh-defendant-d37827","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: misdemeanor"],"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"}]}