{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"mark-randal-pullum","displayName":"Mark Randal Pullum","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86670:undated","opinionId":"3197c6ab-efcd-522c-a517-cf03afa3557e","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-mark-randal-pullum-d86670","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nMark Randal Pullum","caseNumber":"WD86670","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Mark Randal Pullum was convicted of first-degree assault and first-degree burglary after a jury trial, stemming from an incident where he punched his neighbor D.K. after D.K. allegedly pointed a gun at him. On appeal, Pullum argued the trial court erred by not instructing the jury on self-defense for the burglary charge. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, holding that Pullum could not establish he had no duty to retreat from D.K.'s home, a necessary element for a self-defense instruction in this context.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=219595","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-mark-randal-pullum-d86670","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: jury-instructions"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}