{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-jacob-smith-defendant","displayName":"MICHAEL JACOB SMITH, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37886:2023-12-04","opinionId":"23af22c3-7666-557a-b72b-e81954e83fb7","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-michael-jacob-smith-defendant-ap-d37886","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nMICHAEL JACOB SMITH, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37886","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-12-04","year":2023,"display_summary":"Michael Smith was convicted of the class A misdemeanor of resisting a lawful stop following a jury trial. On appeal, Smith challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing the State failed to prove he acted with the purpose of preventing the stop. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding ample evidence from which a reasonable juror could infer Smith's purpose to flee, based on his continuous actions while driving and on foot.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=203193","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-michael-jacob-smith-defendant-ap-d37886","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: misdemeanor","text: conviction"],"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"}]}