{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"roger-dutcher-defendant","displayName":"ROGER DUTCHER, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35296:2019-03-25","opinionId":"fa83c6da-406a-56a4-aa74-d96614e0f981","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-roger-dutcher-defendant-appellan-d35296","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nROGER DUTCHER, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35296","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-03-25","year":2019,"display_summary":"Roger Dutcher was convicted by a jury of two counts of sodomy committed against his former girlfriend's younger child. On appeal, Dutcher argued that propensity evidence was erroneously admitted and that the jury instructions failed to specify a particular incident or require unanimous agreement on the same incident. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding that the claim regarding propensity evidence was not preserved for review and that the jury instructions contained no plain error because the acts were repeated and non-distinct.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=138393","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-roger-dutcher-defendant-appellan-d35296","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}