{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-d-burge","displayName":"MICHAEL D. BURGE","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35795:2020-03-18","opinionId":"14a6b2ae-3a69-574d-98af-75601f2def16","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-michael-d-burge-appellant-d35795","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nv.\nMICHAEL D. BURGE, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35795","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-03-18","year":2020,"display_summary":"Michael D. Burge appealed his convictions for statutory sodomy in the first degree and child molestation in the first degree, following a jury trial. Burge challenged the trial court's admission of propensity evidence, exclusion of extrinsic evidence of a false accusation by a witness, and admission of child advocacy center interview reports. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in any of the trial court's evidentiary rulings.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=152594","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-michael-d-burge-appellant-d35795","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: evidence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}