{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"shawn-m-walther","displayName":"Shawn M. Walther","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed106958:2019-08-20","opinionId":"b778b1ff-825d-5307-a0b1-22e5b5bc434d","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-shawn-m-walther-appellant-106958","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Shawn M. Walther, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED106958","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2019-08-20","year":2019,"display_summary":"Shawn Walther appealed his convictions for first-degree robbery and armed criminal action, arguing the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury on diminished capacity. Walther contended he presented sufficient evidence of a mental disease or defect and a causal link to negate his culpable mental state. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding that Walther failed to present substantial evidence of a statutorily defined mental disease or defect, and his actions contradicted any claim of diminished capacity regarding intent.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=143536","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-shawn-m-walther-appellant-106958","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: criminal"],"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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}