{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tiffany-mills","displayName":"Tiffany Mills","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc100303:2024-04-30","opinionId":"2e7dd3b3-ed57-5b42-9784-813fd1f23e09","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-tiffany-mills-appellant-100303","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Tiffany Mills, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC100303","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2024-04-30","year":2024,"display_summary":"Tiffany Mills appealed her conviction for third-degree assault and armed criminal action, raising three points of error. She argued the circuit court erred by not holding a jury-tried punishment stage, by excluding certain evidence, and by failing to appoint counsel at her initial appearance. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding no plain error in the sentencing waiver or the lack of counsel at the initial appearance/bail hearing, and no abuse of discretion in the exclusion of evidence.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=207698","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-tiffany-mills-appellant-100303","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: conviction","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: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}