Legal Opinion

State v. Dunn

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 24, 1981No. 40363PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*545STEWART, Judge.

This case comes to the writer on a recent reassignment. Searl L. Dunn, defendant, was convicted of the crime of murder in the second degree as a result of the death of his mistress’ two year old child. He was sentenced by the court under The Second Offender Act to a term of 150 years in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections.

For reversal defendant claims that (1) the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the conviction; (2) he was deprived of a fair trial because of prosecutorial misconduct; (3) he was improperly cross-examined with respect to the last time he…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. RaspberrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  2. State v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  3. State v. HendersonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
  5. State v. LoveMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. McIlvoySupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  2. State v. JordanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  3. State v. ChaneyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Swillum v. Empire Gas Transport, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. State v. BurtonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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