{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"scott-j-parrish","displayName":"Scott J. Parrish","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86669:2025-02-11","opinionId":"4b72d74c-40e5-5a27-9f36-726921a0c948","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-scott-j-parrish-d86669","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nScott J. Parrish","caseNumber":"WD86669","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2025-02-11","year":2025,"display_summary":"Scott J. Parrish appealed his conviction for failure to register as a sex offender, arguing there was insufficient evidence that he acted knowingly. The trial court found Parrish guilty after a bench trial, sentencing him to probation. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that evidence of Parrish receiving multiple notices of his registration obligation, coupled with his intentional decision not to register based on his own legal research, was sufficient to establish the requisite knowing mental state.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","other"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=217336","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-scott-j-parrish-d86669","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: probation"],"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":"respondent"}]}