{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"matthew-thomas-estes-defendant","displayName":"MATTHEW THOMAS ESTES, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37368:2023-02-01","opinionId":"ab5dffaf-ac6c-5f9d-9908-a66bc8c854e6","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-matthew-thomas-estes-defendant-a-d37368","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nMATTHEW THOMAS ESTES, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37368","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-02-01","year":2023,"display_summary":"Matthew Thomas Estes appealed his convictions for first-degree assault and child abuse, arguing violations of his constitutional right to a speedy trial and prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments. The trial court sentenced Estes to concurrent terms of 30 and 16 years. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding Estes failed to preserve his speedy trial claim for de novo review and could not demonstrate manifest injustice. The court also concluded that the prosecutor's closing argument was supported by evidence and did not constitute misconduct or plain error.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=192093","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-matthew-thomas-estes-defendant-a-d37368","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"}]}