{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"leighton-michael-quapaw-defendant","displayName":"LEIGHTON MICHAEL QUAPAW, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36693:2021-06-22","opinionId":"ff89efa2-ea10-5c98-9a43-eefdbb26e0be","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-leighton-michael-quapaw-defendan-d36693","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nLEIGHTON MICHAEL QUAPAW, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36693","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-06-22","year":2021,"display_summary":"Leighton Michael Quapaw appealed his felony stealing conviction, arguing the evidence was insufficient to prove he \"physically took\" money from the victim because she handed it to him. The appellate court affirmed the conviction. It held that the statutory phrase \"physically takes\" does not require a forceful or rough taking, and that a victim handing over money under duress constitutes a physical taking from the person.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","other","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=178134","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-leighton-michael-quapaw-defendan-d36693","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: felony","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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}