{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"matthew-james-lee-mccord-defendant","displayName":"MATTHEW JAMES LEE MCCORD, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35696:2020-04-15","opinionId":"8fe1dc02-2763-54d9-9556-6227b6e86f9a","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-matthew-james-lee-mccord-defenda-d35696","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nMATTHEW JAMES LEE MCCORD, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35696","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-04-15","year":2020,"display_summary":"Matthew James Lee McCord, a registered sex offender, was found guilty by the trial court of violating section 566.147, RSMo 2016, by residing within 1,000 feet of Carver Middle School. On appeal, McCord argued that the rule of lenity required reversal because the statute's distance measurement was ambiguous, contending it should be measured building-to-building rather than property line-to-property line. The Southern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that the statute unambiguously requires measurement from property line to property line to create a buffer zone for children.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=154893","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-matthew-james-lee-mccord-defenda-d35696","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}