{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"stephen-christopher-whitfield","displayName":"Stephen Christopher Whitfield","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86054:undated","opinionId":"edc421f8-d438-5cb2-ab69-7d78fcd45d1e","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-stephen-christopher-whitfield-d86054","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nStephen Christopher Whitfield","caseNumber":"WD86054","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"Stephen Whitfield was convicted of two counts of child molestation and one count of sexual misconduct involving a child. On appeal, Whitfield argued the trial court erred by limiting his voir dire and by failing to question jurors regarding alleged overheard comments and difficulty understanding testimony. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in the control of voir dire and declining plain error review for the jury questioning issues due to invited error.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210417","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-stephen-christopher-whitfield-d86054","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":"respondent"}]}