MATTHEW TODD TETMEYER, Defendant- Missouri Cases

Matthew Todd Tetmeyer appealed his conviction for violating an order of protection against his father, J.T. He argued that the trial court erred by refusing to admit evidence regarding a separate, expired order of protection obtained by his mother, S.T., against him, which he claimed was relevant to his knowledge of the active order. The Southern District of Missouri affirmed the conviction, finding no abuse of discretion in excluding the evidence because it was not relevant to the specific order of protection at issue and its probative value was outweighed by its potential to confuse the issues.