Legal Opinion

State v. Sykes

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 25, 1978No. 38965PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHAN, Judge.

Defendant Gregory Sykes appeals from a conviction entered in accordance with a jury verdict finding him guilty of robbery in the first degree and sentencing him to imprisonment for a period of fifteen years. Defendant contends that the trial court erred in (1) failing to grant a mistrial when the prosecutor asked allegedly improper questions of him on cross-examination; (2) failing to grant a mistrial when the prosecutor incorrectly stated facts in the closing argument; and (3) admitting into evidence a photograph of a lineup without proper foundation. We find appellant’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. DegraffenreidSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  2. State v. ColemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
  3. State v. JenkinsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. State v. HolmesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
  5. State v. BrownMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1999
  2. State v. HurstMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. State v. RapheldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. State v. CharityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. State v. LeonardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980

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