{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"lance-lechner-defendant","displayName":"LANCE LECHNER, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38099:2025-02-24","opinionId":"7fec4c7c-feaa-5127-a730-fab8be5061a4","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-lance-lechner-defendant-appellan-d38099","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nLANCE LECHNER, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38099","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-02-24","year":2025,"display_summary":"Lance Lechner appealed his conviction for first-degree child molestation, raising seven points of error. He challenged the trial court's decision to allow the State to amend the felony information on the day of trial and to deny his motion for continuance. Lechner also argued the trial court erred by not granting a mistrial or striking certain venirepersons due to potential bias from his prior convictions. Additionally, he claimed instructional error regarding the aggravated sexual offense element and insufficient evidence for that element. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no merit in any of Lechner's claims.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=217774","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-lance-lechner-defendant-appellan-d38099","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","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","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}