{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"mark-albert-friend-defendant","displayName":"MARK ALBERT FRIEND, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36008:2020-01-29","opinionId":"1b7f7894-4a87-5274-b37d-d8da33f56380","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-mark-albert-friend-defendant-app-d36008","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nMARK ALBERT FRIEND, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36008","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-01-29","year":2020,"display_summary":"Mark Albert Friend appealed his convictions for various sexual abuse crimes against two victims, challenging the exclusion of evidence and his conviction for child molestation in the second degree. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision to preclude evidence regarding abuse by the victims' father, finding no abuse of discretion. However, the court reversed the conviction for child molestation in the second degree, as the victim was over twelve years old, and remanded the case for entry of a conviction for child molestation in the third degree and resentencing.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=149574","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-mark-albert-friend-defendant-app-d36008","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":"appellant"}]}