{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"toney-powell-jr","displayName":"Toney Powell, Jr.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86564:undated","opinionId":"845342d3-2f1a-5a0d-96d9-c7947994ef0f","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-toney-powell-jr-d86564","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nToney Powell, Jr.","caseNumber":"WD86564","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Toney Powell, Jr. appealed his convictions for second-degree murder and armed criminal action, challenging the trial court's denial of his Batson challenge during jury selection. The State used a peremptory strike on a venireperson of Pacific Islander descent, providing silence during voir dire and occupation as an underwriter as race-neutral reasons. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that Powell failed to create an adequate record on appeal to demonstrate that the State's explanations were pretextual.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=217173","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-toney-powell-jr-d86564","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}