{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"steven-a-benford-defendant","displayName":"STEVEN A. BENFORD, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38101:2024-09-12","opinionId":"f334c5c2-917d-5f4f-8e86-1bc5517c705e","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-steven-a-benford-defendant-appel-d38101","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nSTEVEN A. BENFORD, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38101","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-09-12","year":2024,"display_summary":"Steven A. Benford appealed his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, among other charges, from the Circuit Court of Greene County. He argued there was insufficient evidence to prove the weapon found in his possession was a \"firearm\" as defined by statute. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, holding that the testimony of experienced police officers identifying the weapon as a 9-millimeter Taurus PT111 handgun, along with its admission as an exhibit, constituted sufficient evidence for a reasonable fact-finder.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=211354","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-steven-a-benford-defendant-appel-d38101","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: conviction"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}