{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"spring-rieser","displayName":"Spring Rieser","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed105828:2018-11-27","opinionId":"c3882752-cc50-5439-8194-03b639cdafce","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-spring-rieser-appellant-105828","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Spring Rieser, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED105828","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2018-11-27","year":2018,"display_summary":"Spring Rieser appealed her conviction for second-degree burglary, arguing insufficient evidence of intent to steal and that the trial court improperly restricted cross-examination. Rieser was discovered in a stranger's garage at night, and valuable items were missing. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding sufficient circumstantial evidence to infer intent to steal. It also held that the cross-examination issue was not preserved for review, and even under plain error, the evidence was properly excluded due to lack of connection to the crime.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=133574","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-spring-rieser-appellant-105828","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"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":"appellant"}]}