{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"timothy-s-friend-defendant","displayName":"TIMOTHY S. FRIEND, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35288:2018-11-15","opinionId":"c6fe2d59-55b3-50fa-8b69-4ef93cbd640e","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-timothy-s-friend-defendant-appel-d35288","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nTIMOTHY S. FRIEND, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35288","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-11-15","year":2018,"display_summary":"Timothy S. Friend appealed his conviction for first-degree statutory sodomy, arguing that the trial court coerced the jury into a guilty verdict by giving the \"hammer instruction\" after the jury reported an 11-1 split. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding no abuse of discretion by the trial court. The court concluded that, under the totality of the circumstances, the jury's verdict was not coerced, considering factors such as deliberation time, the voluntary nature of the jury's note, and adherence to the prescribed instruction language.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","jury-instructions","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=133453","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-timothy-s-friend-defendant-appel-d35288","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","text: state of missouri","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: jury-instructions"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}