{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-eugene-sneed-defendant","displayName":"MICHAEL EUGENE SNEED, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35295:2018-10-31","opinionId":"b312c9e0-bd89-51e2-af48-99dae6c35869","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-michael-eugene-sneed-defendant-a-d35295","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nMICHAEL EUGENE SNEED, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35295","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-10-31","year":2018,"display_summary":"Michael Eugene Sneed appealed his convictions for multiple counts of child molestation, statutory rape, statutory sodomy, and incest, following a bench trial. He contended the trial court erred by denying his motion for a mental examination under § 552.020 RSMo, arguing there was reasonable cause to doubt his competency to stand trial. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that the factual allegations and counsel's unsworn arguments were insufficient to establish reasonable cause, and the trial court's personal observations did not indicate a lack of competency.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=132793","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-michael-eugene-sneed-defendant-a-d35295","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"}]}