Legal Opinion

State v. Blankenship

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 10, 2013No. SC 93084PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEORGE W. DRAPER III, Judge.

Dennis Blankenship (hereinafter, “Defendant”) appeals the trial court’s judgment and sentence entered after finding him guilty of one count of attempted use of a child in a sexual performance, section 568.080, RSMo 2000.1 Defendant claims a violation of his constitutional right to protected speech and challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. This Court has jurisdiction because the case involves the validity of a state statute. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 3. There was no error. The trial court’s judgment is affirmed.

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Police Dept. of Chicago v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Hess v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. State v. MooreSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. State of Missouri v. Markus SteedMissouri Court of Appeals · 2015

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