State v. Taggart

Defendant was convicted after jury trial of assault and robbery while armed. Former 163.280. ① He appeals, contending that the trial court erred:(1) In denying defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized as a result of police entry into his motel room on November 3, 1970, and a search of that room on November 4;(2) In denying defendant’s motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence;(3) In prohibiting testimony from an examining psychiatrist as to statements made by defendant while under a so-called “truth serum”; and(4) In instructing the jury that the agreement of 10 members…