{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"shawn-kelly-martin","displayName":"SHAWN KELLY MARTIN","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37408:2023-03-02","opinionId":"fa1065a9-ce0f-5340-96d6-877b5f3dbabd","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-shawn-kelly-martin-appellant-d37408","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nvs.\nSHAWN KELLY MARTIN, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37408","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-03-02","year":2023,"display_summary":"Shawn Martin was convicted of first-degree statutory rape and four counts of first-degree statutory sodomy. On appeal, Martin sought plain error review, arguing the circuit court erred by not declaring a mistrial or issuing a curative instruction regarding the prosecutor's closing argument, and by admitting a detective's statements vouching for the victim's credibility. The appellate court affirmed the convictions, declining to engage in plain error review because Martin failed to demonstrate that a manifest injustice or miscarriage of justice resulted from the alleged errors.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=192973","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-shawn-kelly-martin-appellant-d37408","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: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}