{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ryan-robert-houston-defendant","displayName":"RYAN ROBERT HOUSTON, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37981:2024-07-18","opinionId":"dd9074e1-c877-5ee8-a940-c21602c03a29","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-ryan-robert-houston-defendant-ap-d37981","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nRYAN ROBERT HOUSTON, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37981","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-07-18","year":2024,"display_summary":"Ryan Houston appealed his conviction for second-degree assault against a special victim, arguing the State failed to prove he knew the victim was an elderly person. The appellate court affirmed the conviction. The court held that the relevant statute, § 565.052.3, does not require proof of a defendant's knowledge of a victim's special status because § 562.021.2 dictates that a culpable mental state is only required for elements explicitly specified in the offense definition.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=209854","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-ryan-robert-houston-defendant-ap-d37981","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}