{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"samuel-allen-meador-defendant","displayName":"SAMUEL ALLEN MEADOR, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37297:2022-12-13","opinionId":"2f24c3d6-ac49-5d26-a854-0deda804200d","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-appellant-v-samuel-allen-meador-defendant-res-d37297","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Appellant\nv.\nSAMUEL ALLEN MEADOR, Defendant-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37297","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2022-12-13","year":2022,"display_summary":"The State appealed the circuit court's judgment of acquittal notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), which had overturned a jury's guilty verdict against Samuel Allen Meador for felony resisting arrest. The appellate court reversed the JNOV, concluding that the State presented sufficient evidence for a reasonable juror to find Meador guilty beyond a reasonable doubt regarding his knowledge of the arrest and that the arrest was in progress. The case was remanded to the circuit court with directions to accept the jury's verdict and proceed to sentencing.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=191174","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-appellant-v-samuel-allen-meador-defendant-res-d37297","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: felony"],"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":"respondent"}]}