{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"matthew-aaron-jackson-defendant","displayName":"MATTHEW AARON JACKSON, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36684:2021-06-10","opinionId":"939adc03-f915-528c-a1fc-d961d5de1116","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-matthew-aaron-jackson-defendant-d36684","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nMATTHEW AARON JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36684","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-06-10","year":2021,"display_summary":"Matthew Aaron Jackson appealed his conviction for first-degree murder and armed criminal action, arguing the State failed to prove the absence of self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt. The State presented evidence, including testimony from a jailhouse informant, suggesting Appellant's intent and lack of self-defense. The Southern District of Missouri affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that despite the evidence being slight, it was sufficient for the jury to find that Appellant did not act in self-defense.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=177953","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-matthew-aaron-jackson-defendant-d36684","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","text: criminal"],"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"}]}