{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"mark-a-harris","displayName":"MARK A. HARRIS","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd34953:2018-04-30","opinionId":"5a44b17e-332b-5454-83e2-d868491c26c8","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-mark-a-harris-appellant-d34953","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent,\nvs.\nMARK A. HARRIS, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SD34953","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-04-30","year":2018,"display_summary":"Mark Harris appealed his bench-tried conviction for misdemeanor stealing by deceit, which arose from his failure to deliver custom furniture to a customer after receiving an upfront payment and providing numerous false excuses. On appeal, Harris challenged the trial court's admission of other-crimes testimony and the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in admitting the testimony to show intent and concluding that sufficient evidence supported the finding of criminal intent.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=125234","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-mark-a-harris-appellant-d34953","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","text: misdemeanor"],"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"}]}