{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-anthony-nugent-defendant","displayName":"MICHAEL ANTHONY NUGENT, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37396:2023-04-18","opinionId":"0191c5a7-947c-5924-8fcd-dcd67dea78a2","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-michael-anthony-nugent-defendant-d37396","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nMICHAEL ANTHONY NUGENT, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37396","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-04-18","year":2023,"display_summary":"Michael Anthony Nugent was convicted of first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action after a bench trial. On appeal, Nugent argued the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress his confession and that there was insufficient evidence to prove deliberation for the first-degree murder charge. The appellate court affirmed the convictions, finding no error in the denial of the motion to suppress and concluding that sufficient evidence supported the deliberation element.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=194670","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-michael-anthony-nugent-defendant-d37396","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","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"}]}