{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"nathan-jerome-allen","displayName":"Nathan Jerome Allen","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed107222:2020-03-24","opinionId":"7656e478-7876-5d71-908e-400c2d0493cf","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-nathan-jerome-allen-appellant-107222","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Nathan Jerome Allen, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED107222","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-03-24","year":2020,"display_summary":"Nathan Jerome Allen was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action after a jury trial. On appeal, Allen raised eight points of error, primarily challenging various evidentiary rulings by the trial court, including the exclusion of evidence regarding other potential motives for the murder, the denial of a mistrial after a witness mentioned his request for an attorney, and the admission of certain out-of-court statements and sympathy evidence. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment, finding no reversible error in any of Allen's claims.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=153013","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-nathan-jerome-allen-appellant-107222","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}