{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"lance-m-swalve","displayName":"Lance M. Swalve","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed107538:2020-04-07","opinionId":"d72abf74-4705-578a-a244-b86fe4f9902d","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-lance-m-swalve-appellant-107538","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Lance M. Swalve, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED107538","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-04-07","year":2020,"display_summary":"Lance M. Swalve appealed his jury conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI), arguing that the State presented insufficient evidence and that the trial court abused its discretion regarding the prosecutor's closing argument. Swalve was observed consuming 13 alcoholic beverages at a casino and later drove away. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding sufficient evidence to support the conviction and no abuse of discretion in the trial court's ruling on the closing argument.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=154354","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-lance-m-swalve-appellant-107538","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}