{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tommy-joe-davis-iii","displayName":"Tommy Joe Davis, III","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed106285:2019-05-21","opinionId":"1598ee36-79f7-5f9f-bdc8-b497c583149c","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-tommy-joe-davis-iii-appellant-106285","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Tommy Joe Davis, III, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED106285","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2019-05-21","year":2019,"display_summary":"Tommy Joe Davis, III, appealed his conviction for first-degree assault and armed criminal action, arguing the trial court erred in allowing him to waive counsel and represent himself pro se. Davis contended his waiver was not knowing and voluntary, and that he was unable or unwilling to abide by courtroom rules. The appellate court affirmed, finding no plain error in the trial court's acceptance of Davis's waiver or its failure to rescind his right to self-representation, even though he engaged in obstructionist behavior and voluntarily absented himself from trial.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=140893","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-tommy-joe-davis-iii-appellant-106285","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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}