{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"shane-chesher","displayName":"Shane Chesher","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86124:undated","opinionId":"ac731171-3f70-5f4d-8829-51ad090e2990","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-shane-chesher-d86124","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nShane Chesher","caseNumber":"WD86124","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"Shane Chesher appealed his convictions for first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a concealable firearm, following a jury trial. He argued the trial court erred by quashing subpoenas for witnesses who would testify about the victim's prior threats and by admitting details of his prior domestic assault conviction. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in either ruling, as the excluded threats were not relevant to Chesher's self-defense claim and the prior conviction was necessary to prove the firearm possession charge.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=214204","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-shane-chesher-d86124","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}