{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"robert-beck","displayName":"Robert Beck","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87256:2025-07-15","opinionId":"ee1c603c-4d15-50ce-9647-51735b14eac2","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-robert-beck-d87256","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nRobert Beck","caseNumber":"WD87256","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2025-07-15","year":2025,"display_summary":"Robert Beck appealed his conviction and sentence for misdemeanor witness tampering, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to establish he had the purpose to influence a witness to withhold information. The appellate court found that a reasonable juror could infer Beck's purpose from his actions, including threatening the witness at the courthouse and following him to the sheriff's department to continue the threats. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction. Therefore, the judgment was affirmed.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=222154","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-robert-beck-d87256","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","text: sentence"],"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":"respondent"}]}