{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"vontez-g-howard","displayName":"Vontez G. Howard","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86367:undated","opinionId":"f2275ab5-fcb6-53d3-8bf8-d0b6e96170a3","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-vontez-g-howard-d86367","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nVontez G. Howard","caseNumber":"WD86367","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Vontez Howard appealed his convictions for murder, armed robbery, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action, following a jury trial. Howard challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for his convictions and raised plain-error claims regarding double jeopardy and sentencing ambiguity. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding sufficient evidence to support all convictions and no plain error in the double jeopardy or sentencing claims.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=219173","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-vontez-g-howard-d86367","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"}]}