{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"mark-a-fielder","displayName":"Mark A. Fielder","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86724:undated","opinionId":"5708a126-f146-5f57-a471-fd755accb5b1","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-mark-a-fielder-d86724","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nMark A. Fielder","caseNumber":"WD86724","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Mark Fielder appealed his conviction for first-degree murder and a sentencing error. Fielder argued there was insufficient evidence of deliberation for the murder conviction and that the written sentence for unlawful use of a weapon incorrectly stated \"999 years\" instead of the orally pronounced \"life\" sentence. The appellate court affirmed the first-degree murder conviction, finding sufficient evidence of deliberation. However, the court remanded the case to correct the clerical error in the written sentence to reflect the oral pronouncement of \"life.\"","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","other"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=217174","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-mark-a-fielder-d86724","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: 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":"respondent"}]}