{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"robert-mutter-respondent","displayName":"ROBERT MUTTER, Respondent-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38757:undated","opinionId":"b64ae480-4c49-5f18-aa90-a9d29951d32f","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-robert-mutter-respondent-appella-d38757","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nROBERT MUTTER, Respondent-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38757","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Robert Mutter appealed his convictions for first-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic assault, and first-degree rape. He sought plain error review, arguing the trial court erred by not sua sponte excluding a neighbor's testimony about him previously firing shots through Victim's apartment wall. The Southern District of Missouri Court of Appeals declined plain error review, finding no substantial grounds for believing a manifest injustice or miscarriage of justice occurred, and affirmed the trial court's judgment.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=229913","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-robert-mutter-respondent-appella-d38757","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}