{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"timothy-louis-smith","displayName":"TIMOTHY LOUIS SMITH","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38313:2024-08-28","opinionId":"a83c2edf-cb39-5ad3-9920-4b013b919f8f","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-timothy-louis-smith-appellant-d38313","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nv.\nTIMOTHY LOUIS SMITH, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38313","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-08-28","year":2024,"display_summary":"Timothy Louis Smith called 911 for a medical emergency, and after EMS cleared him, he asked a law enforcement officer for a ride. The officer agreed on the condition of a consent search, which revealed methamphetamine residue and a syringe cap. Smith was convicted of drug offenses, but argued on appeal that he was immune under Missouri's Good Samaritan Law, section 195.205, because the evidence was found \"as a result of\" his call for medical assistance. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, holding that the statute requires a stronger causal connection than \"but for\" causation, and the evidence was found due to his consent to search, not directly from seeking medical assistance.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","other","search-and-seizure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210953","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-timothy-louis-smith-appellant-d38313","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","topic: search-and-seizure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"}],"role":"appellant"}]}