{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"travis-sterling-defendant","displayName":"TRAVIS STERLING, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38212:2024-09-05","opinionId":"e41f0e56-3cd3-5166-b80a-a638fd6b3250","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-travis-sterling-defendant-appell-d38212","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nTRAVIS STERLING, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD38212","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-09-05","year":2024,"display_summary":"Travis Sterling appealed his conviction for second-degree trafficking of methamphetamine, arguing the trial court abused its discretion by allowing expert testimony about a field test without demonstrating its reliability. The appellate court affirmed the conviction, declining to consider the argument because Sterling failed to make a foundational objection at trial, thus not preserving the issue for appeal. The court also declined plain error review, finding no facial showing of manifest injustice.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=211193","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-travis-sterling-defendant-appell-d38212","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"],"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"}]}