{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"randy-harlon-richardson","displayName":"RANDY HARLON RICHARDSON","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36171:2020-07-13","opinionId":"79a970b5-da83-5f2d-9a4f-9a91cf217c70","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-randy-harlon-richardson-appellant-d36171","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nv.\nRANDY HARLON RICHARDSON, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36171","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-07-13","year":2020,"display_summary":"Randy Harlon Richardson appealed his conviction for first-degree rape, arguing the trial court erred by denying his motion to dismiss. Richardson contended that the State's failure to preserve the victim's cellphone, which he believed contained exculpatory text messages, constituted bad faith. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding no abuse of discretion by the trial court in denying the motion to dismiss, particularly as defense counsel opted for a stipulation and broad latitude in cross-examination over the State's offer to retrieve records.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=161993","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-randy-harlon-richardson-appellant-d36171","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: 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"}]}