{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ryan-d-cole","displayName":"Ryan D. Cole","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112491:undated","opinionId":"839db6e6-261d-5de4-b433-7ed849e24199","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-ryan-d-cole-appellant-112491","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Ryan D. Cole, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED112491","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Ryan D. Cole appealed his jury convictions for possession of methamphetamine and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He argued the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury on the statutorily-denominated lesser-included offense of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that the requested instruction was for a non-nested lesser-included offense that impermissibly deviated from the criminal conduct alleged in the greater charged offense.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=217014","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-ryan-d-cole-appellant-112491","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: criminal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: jury-instructions","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}