{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"steven-ray-endsley","displayName":"STEVEN RAY ENDSLEY","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37572:2023-06-29","opinionId":"ae3f548b-cd11-5aba-a367-09f2988596f9","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-steven-ray-endsley-appellant-d37572","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nv.\nSTEVEN RAY ENDSLEY, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37572","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-06-29","year":2023,"display_summary":"Steven Ray Endsley appealed his convictions for two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and one count of second-degree arson following a bench trial. Endsley challenged the sufficiency of the circumstantial evidence supporting his murder convictions and argued that the trial court improperly admitted an out-of-court statement as an excited utterance. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding the evidence sufficient and concluding that the excited utterance was properly admitted.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=197093","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-steven-ray-endsley-appellant-d37572","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}