{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tammy-d-peeler","displayName":"Tammy D. Peeler","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108114:2020-07-21","opinionId":"63330028-b1df-5a37-b95c-a30579d837a8","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-tammy-d-peeler-appellant-108114","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Tammy D. Peeler, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED108114","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-07-21","year":2020,"display_summary":"Tammy D. Peeler was found guilty of class A misdemeanor stealing after a bench trial, where she was accused of taking scrap metal from Schaefer's Electrical Enclosures. On appeal, Peeler argued the trial court erred in denying her motion for judgment of acquittal, contending the State failed to prove the knowledge element of stealing and that she had a viable claim of right defense. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, finding the State presented sufficient evidence for all elements of stealing and that Peeler did not meet her burden to inject a claim of right defense.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=162356","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-tammy-d-peeler-appellant-108114","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","text: misdemeanor","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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}