{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"thomas-michael-cerutti-petitioner","displayName":"THOMAS MICHAEL CERUTTI, Petitioner-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36355:2020-06-05","opinionId":"5940fcc6-52ae-5572-9557-1c0655e3ea9b","slug":"thomas-michael-cerutti-petitioner-respondent-v-director-of-revenue-state-d36355","caseName":"THOMAS MICHAEL CERUTTI, Petitioner-Respondent\nv.\nDIRECTOR OF REVENUE, STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36355","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-06-05","year":2020,"display_summary":"The Director of Revenue suspended Thomas Michael Cerutti's driving privileges after his arrest for an alcohol-related offense. Following a trial de novo, the trial court found the Director failed to establish probable cause for the arrest. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the historical facts found by the trial court, when properly applied to the law, established probable cause as a matter of law. The court directed the trial court to affirm the suspension of Cerutti's driving privileges.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=159263","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/thomas-michael-cerutti-petitioner-respondent-v-director-of-revenue-state-d36355","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}