Legal Opinion

State v. Slaughter

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 27, 2010No. WD 69991PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

Ray Slaughter appeals his conviction of one count of forcible rape and two counts of forcible sodomy. He complains on appeal that the court erred in allowing the victim to testify that she thought she saw a gun handle in the bedroom in which she was attacked. The judgment is affirmed.

Facts

Ray Slaughter was charged as a prior offender with one count of forcible rape and two counts of forcible sodomy. The following evidence was adduced at his jury trial.

On or around June 7, 2000, Kelly Gab-bert, 1 the victim, met Ray Slaughter on the street in her neighborhood. He…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
  2. State v. MorrowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  3. State v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  4. State v. GoudeauMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. State v. DavisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. UptegroveMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
  2. Sykes v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. State v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. State v. VernonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011

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