{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-bryant","displayName":"Michael Bryant","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111156:2024-03-12","opinionId":"80557ea7-5c4e-5b26-80da-f228d5c8b759","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-michael-bryant-appellant-111156","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Michael Bryant, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED111156","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-03-12","year":2024,"display_summary":"Michael Bryant appealed his conviction for first-degree sodomy, first-degree kidnapping, third-degree assault, and armed criminal action. Bryant argued the circuit court erred by limiting cross-examination of a victim regarding prior inconsistent statements and by allowing the State to define reasonable doubt during voir dire. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment, finding Bryant failed to preserve his first claim with a sufficient offer of proof and that the State did not misstate the law regarding reasonable doubt during voir dire.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=206337","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-michael-bryant-appellant-111156","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: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}