{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"terry-lee-lutes","displayName":"Terry Lee Lutes","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd80030:2018-06-19","opinionId":"9ca0b0f5-b4c1-5e0c-9522-6ea62171b922","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-terry-lee-lutes-d80030","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nTerry Lee Lutes","caseNumber":"WD80030","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-06-19","year":2018,"display_summary":"Terry Lee Lutes was convicted of two counts of first-degree child molestation involving his granddaughter. On appeal, Lutes challenged the admission of his prior sex crime convictions, the trial court's refusal to allow a specific voir dire question about his prior convictions, and the admission of the child victim's out-of-court statements and prior testimony. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in any of the trial court's rulings.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=126533","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-terry-lee-lutes-d80030","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}