{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"larry-d-ratliff","displayName":"Larry D. Ratliff","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83435:2021-05-18","opinionId":"72372989-4e65-5121-87eb-74e78f104e7d","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-larry-d-ratliff-d83435","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs. \nLarry D. Ratliff","caseNumber":"WD83435","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-05-18","year":2021,"display_summary":"Larry D. Ratliff appealed his convictions for first-degree murder and armed criminal action, arguing two points of trial court error. He contended the trial court abused its discretion by allowing a police detective to give a lay opinion on his mental health during an interview and by excluding evidence of a prior suicide attempt. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding that the first claim of error was not preserved and, even if error, was not prejudicial. The court also found the second claim of error was not preserved due to an inadequate offer of proof and, even if error, was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=177286","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-larry-d-ratliff-d83435","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":"respondent"}]}