{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"neil-n-howland-defendant","displayName":"NEIL N. HOWLAND, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35351:2019-06-20","opinionId":"44474ef0-5142-522e-abb5-1c0e08658777","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-neil-n-howland-defendant-appella-d35351","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nNEIL N. HOWLAND, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35351","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-06-20","year":2019,"display_summary":"Neil N. Howland was convicted of murder and other offenses related to his mother's death. He appealed the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress inculpatory statements, contending he had invoked his right to silence in an earlier police interview. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, holding that Howland's statements did not clearly and unequivocally invoke his right to remain silent, thus the trial court properly admitted his subsequent statements.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","search-and-seizure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=141373","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-neil-n-howland-defendant-appella-d35351","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","topic: search-and-seizure"],"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"}]}