Legal Opinion

State v. Pierce

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 26, 1983No. 44867PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his jury conviction of two counts of second degree arson and the resultant one year and five year consecutive sentences. We affirm.

Defendant’s first challenges are to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdicts. His argument is based predominately on his evaluation of the lack of credibility of two men who participated in the setting of the fires. Credibility is a matter for resolution by the jury. Nothing in the testimony of these witnesses establishes their non-credibility as a matter of law. We review the evidence from the standpoint most…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. DegraffenreidSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  2. State v. ChernickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
  3. State v. BallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. State v. ValentineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
  5. State v. RifeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. State v. SimmonsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. State v. YoungMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998

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