{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"scott-alan-schwarz","displayName":"Scott Alan Schwarz","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd85884:undated","opinionId":"dcaeffc3-01a5-56a1-bd3b-0757b52b1b62","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-scott-alan-schwarz-d85884","caseName":"State of Missouri \nvs.\nScott Alan Schwarz","caseNumber":"WD85884","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"Scott Alan Schwarz appealed his conviction for felony driving while intoxicated as a habitual offender, challenging three evidentiary rulings. He contended the trial court erred by allowing expert testimony on gasoline intoxication, excluding an eyewitness's statement about drug abuse or mental illness, and excluding his own statements about mental health issues. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding no prejudice in the expert testimony's admission and concluding that the other claims of error were not preserved for review or did not warrant plain error review.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","other"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=211757","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-scott-alan-schwarz-d85884","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","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"}]}