{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"seth-andrew-gomez-defendant","displayName":"SETH ANDREW GOMEZ, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37330:2023-06-30","opinionId":"8b2235e9-3ac3-58de-a97c-657ab9da7fe7","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-seth-andrew-gomez-defendant-appe-d37330","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nSETH ANDREW GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37330","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-06-30","year":2023,"display_summary":"Seth Andrew Gomez was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action following a bench trial. On appeal, Gomez challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to prove deliberation for the first-degree murder conviction, arguing the evidence was circumstantial, his drug use negated intent, and a key witness was incredible. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that circumstantial evidence, including pre- and post-murder conduct, was sufficient to establish deliberation, and that voluntary intoxication and witness credibility issues do not negate a finding of deliberation by the trier of fact.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=197154","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-seth-andrew-gomez-defendant-appe-d37330","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: criminal","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","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}