{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"stephen-andrew-eagleton","displayName":"Stephen Andrew Eagleton","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113204:undated","opinionId":"688a9a56-c452-534c-87f8-c00efdb719f0","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-stephen-andrew-eagleton-appellant-113204","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Stephen Andrew Eagleton, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED113204","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Stephen A. Eagleton appealed his conviction for second-degree assault, challenging the trial court's denial of his peremptory strike of a juror, its denial of his request for a continuance, and his five-year prison sentence. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no clear error in the Batson challenge, no abuse of discretion in denying the continuance, and no plain error in the sentencing. The court concluded that the trial court properly considered appropriate factors in sentencing and did not impose a retaliatory sentence.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=231974","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-stephen-andrew-eagleton-appellant-113204","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","text: sentence"],"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}