{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"shaamar-r-steele","displayName":"Shaamar R. Steele","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed106450:2019-04-16","opinionId":"43432cc6-3b6e-5e49-85f5-9a7094a2cc53","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-shaamar-r-steele-appellant-106450","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Shaamar R. Steele, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED106450","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2019-04-16","year":2019,"display_summary":"Shaamar R. Steele appealed his convictions for unlawful possession of a weapon, assault of law enforcement officers, resisting arrest, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He argued the trial court erred by excluding evidence regarding an officer's Taser certification and by overruling his Batson challenge to a peremptory strike. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in the evidence ruling and no clear error in the Batson ruling.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=139098","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-shaamar-r-steele-appellant-106450","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":"appellant"}]}