{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"william-joshua-carter-defendant","displayName":"WILLIAM JOSHUA CARTER, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35736:2020-05-19","opinionId":"09c6e622-114e-553b-8ef8-1ce5e974425f","slug":"state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-william-joshua-carter-defendant-d35736","caseName":"STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nWILLIAM JOSHUA CARTER, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35736","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-05-19","year":2020,"display_summary":"William Joshua Carter was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for running down his estranged wife and her boyfriend with his car. On appeal, Carter argued that his convictions were not supported by sufficient evidence because the State failed to prove he coolly reflected upon killing the victims. The appellate court affirmed the convictions, finding that the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, was sufficient for a reasonable juror to infer deliberation.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=157793","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-plaintiff-respondent-v-william-joshua-carter-defendant-d35736","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"}]}