Legal Opinion

State v. Cotton

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 27, 1983No. 46896PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of assault in the first degree, a violation of § 565.050, RSMo. 1978, and was sentenced as a persistent offender to life imprisonment. He appeals. We affirm.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. The evidence established that in late October, 1981, Ingrid Smith and Annette Tatum, employees of the Ladies Center in University City, an abortion and family planning center, were leaving work for the day. A man identified as defendant approached Annette Tatum in the parking lot and stated he was looking for work. Ingrid Smith told him…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. KirkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  2. State v. BivensMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. State v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. State v. ManningMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. State v. HuttonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. GilmoreMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. State v. LongMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. State v. McCainMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. State v. PriceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Roscoe Cotton v. Bill Armontrout, Acting Warden and John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986

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