{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tommie-l-mcdowell","displayName":"Tommie L. McDowell","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112380:2025-05-27","opinionId":"b2d5ef63-2c1b-5875-a001-1b24a77d1a10","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-tommie-l-mcdowell-appellant-112380","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Tommie L. McDowell, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED112380","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-05-27","year":2025,"display_summary":"A jury found Appellant Tommie McDowell guilty of two counts of child molestation in the first degree. On appeal, McDowell challenged the purported exclusion of his expert witness during trial, arguing it constituted plain error. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding no evidence in the record that an expert witness was called or excluded, and thus no evident, obvious, and clear error to warrant plain error review.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=220918","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-tommie-l-mcdowell-appellant-112380","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"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"}]}