{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"william-d-baker","displayName":"William D. Baker","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd80649:2018-05-01","opinionId":"4de1364c-a598-55ab-a9bd-d0c3ffdc9ccb","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-william-d-baker-d80649","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs.\nWilliam D. Baker","caseNumber":"WD80649","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-05-01","year":2018,"display_summary":"The State of Missouri appealed the dismissal of a forgery charge against William D. Baker, who allegedly used a stolen debit card and PIN. The trial court dismissed the charge, finding the alleged facts insufficient to support forgery under section 570.090.1(3). The appellate court affirmed, holding that this subsection of the forgery statute requires the making or altering of a tangible thing's physical appearance, which an intangible electronic transaction does not satisfy. The court also denied the State's argument regarding prosecutorial discretion, finding it inapposite as the facts did not support the forgery charge.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=125173","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-william-d-baker-d80649","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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"}],"role":"respondent"}]}