{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tyson-j-fairley-defendant","displayName":"TYSON J. FAIRLEY, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37719:2023-09-26","opinionId":"c185b296-d2f6-5164-ad8a-734782a76270","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-tyson-j-fairley-defendant-appell-d37719","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nTYSON J. FAIRLEY, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37719","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-09-26","year":2023,"display_summary":"Tyson Fairley appealed his convictions for first-degree rape and sodomy after a bench trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence regarding the victim's consent and the admission of electronic messages. The victim, ML, was heavily intoxicated and took Xanax, and her text messages indicated fear and impairment. Fairley's conduct and later messages also suggested awareness of her vulnerability. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding sufficient evidence to support the convictions and no abuse of discretion in admitting the electronic messages.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=201494","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-tyson-j-fairley-defendant-appell-d37719","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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}