{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"scotty-gene-reynolds","displayName":"Scotty Gene Reynolds","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86624:undated","opinionId":"302432fd-10c7-5927-87b9-ee38b57a0c2e","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-scotty-gene-reynolds-d86624","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs. \nScotty Gene Reynolds","caseNumber":"WD86624","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Scotty Reynolds was convicted of multiple counts of statutory rape, sodomy, and child molestation involving six victims. On appeal, Reynolds argued the trial court erred by excluding evidence of prior sexual abuse suffered by the victims and by impermissibly commenting on witness testimony. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in excluding the evidence due to insufficient offers of proof, and declining plain error review for the trial court's alleged impermissible comment.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=220293","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-scotty-gene-reynolds-d86624","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"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"}]}