{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"rodney-benson-bowen-defendant","displayName":"RODNEY BENSON BOWEN, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36565:2021-03-31","opinionId":"d01343c4-df27-5dec-9ab7-d6742dd20489","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-rodney-benson-bowen-defendant-ap-d36565","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nRODNEY BENSON BOWEN, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36565","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-03-31","year":2021,"display_summary":"Rodney Benson Bowen was convicted of first-degree robbery and sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment. On appeal, Bowen argued the trial court erred by admitting evidence of his drug use, addiction, drug-related debt, and threats made against his fiancée, contending it was not legally relevant and was prejudicial. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that the admitted evidence was highly probative of Bowen's financial difficulties and motive for committing the robbery.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=176173","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-rodney-benson-bowen-defendant-ap-d36565","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"}]}