{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"travon-marcel-williams","displayName":"Travon Marcel Williams","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82757:2020-10-06","opinionId":"d56815a9-1cd8-5ae1-9868-9273d4053a93","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-travon-marcel-williams-d82757","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs. \nTravon Marcel Williams","caseNumber":"WD82757","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-10-06","year":2020,"display_summary":"Travon Marcel Williams appealed his convictions for first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action, arguing there was insufficient evidence to prove he did not act in lawful defense of another. Williams shot Jacobsen Laumoli during a Halloween party altercation, claiming he was defending another person involved in a fistfight. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that a reasonable juror could have found the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Williams did not act in defense of another, given the nature of the initial fight and Williams's actions after the shooting.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=167093","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-travon-marcel-williams-d82757","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":"respondent"}]}