{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"kimberly-riston-defendant","displayName":"KIMBERLY RISTON, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37522:2023-09-19","opinionId":"93775ed4-0676-5f5c-9c24-578bebbe6e9b","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-kimberly-riston-defendant-appell-d37522","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nKIMBERLY RISTON, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37522","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-09-19","year":2023,"display_summary":"Kimberly Riston appealed her convictions for second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, and armed criminal action. She contended the trial court abused its discretion by excluding a law enforcement witness's testimony regarding her intent and by not allowing a surveillance video of the crime to be shown during voir dire. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in either ruling.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=201258","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-kimberly-riston-defendant-appell-d37522","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: criminal"],"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"}]}