{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"napoleon-emanuel-defendant","displayName":"NAPOLEON EMANUEL, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37611:2024-02-01","opinionId":"7bb6f699-ad03-5131-9b8f-c8dec40f35ee","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-napoleon-emanuel-defendant-appel-d37611","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nNAPOLEON EMANUEL, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37611","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-02-01","year":2024,"display_summary":"Napoleon Emanuel was convicted of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance in a protected location following a jury trial. On appeal, he argued the trial court plainly erred by failing to instruct the jury that its verdict must be unanimous, a mandatory instruction. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial, holding that the complete omission of the unanimity instruction, which was not otherwise conveyed, constituted plain error affecting the jury's verdict and resulting in manifest injustice.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=205237","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-napoleon-emanuel-defendant-appel-d37611","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: jury-instructions","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}