{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"todd-john-mayes","displayName":"TODD JOHN MAYES","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38352:2024-12-02","opinionId":"a1eb91f8-532f-57f9-97c1-3b1b80156411","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-todd-john-mayes-appellant-d38352","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent\nv.\nTODD JOHN MAYES, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38352","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-12-02","year":2024,"display_summary":"Todd John Mayes appealed his jury trial convictions for second-degree murder and armed criminal action, arguing the trial court abused its discretion by allowing a detective to demonstrate how Mayes held the murder weapon. Mayes contended this testimony was cumulative and unfairly bolstered the State's case. The appellate court declined to review Mayes's claim for plain error, finding that the objection was not preserved at trial and the claimed error did not facially establish substantial grounds for believing that manifest injustice or a miscarriage of justice had resulted. Consequently, the trial court's judgment was affirmed.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","criminal-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=215093","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-todd-john-mayes-appellant-d38352","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: criminal"],"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":"appellant"}]}