Legal Opinion

State v. Disandro

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 24, 1978No. 39953PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GUNN, Judge.

Defendant Emilio Disandro appeals from a four-count conviction in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis for selling a Schedule I controlled substance — heroin. He claims that the trial court erred by overruling his objection to a prosecutorial comment that indirectly defined reasonable doubt in contravention to the Notes on Use for the burden of proof instruction, MAI-CR 2.20, and the well established rule in Missouri. He also cites as error the trial court’s refus*935al to submit his instructions on entrapment to the jury. We affirm.

Defendant was arrested after selling heroin to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
  2. State v. DeckerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1929
  3. State v. VanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. State v. BellevilleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. State v. WeinzerlMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
  2. State v. SproulMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. State v. WilsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. State v. JacksonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. State v. WorstellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989

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