Legal Opinion
State v. Battles
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1979No. 40700PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRIST, Judge.
Jail break and escape conviction.
The defendant was convicted by the trial court without a jury of breaking out of St. Francois County jail and escaping from lawful custody before conviction. The authorities were holding the defendant for alleged second-degree burglary and stealing. The trial court assessed punishment at two years in the penitentiary.
Defendant first claims he was denied his Miranda rights as a result of the trial court admitting into evidence several' incriminating statements made by the defendant after his recapture. The defendant escaped to Fort Lauderdale,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. HaleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- William Lee Miller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- State v. SykesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- State v. PriceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In re J.T.H.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1989
- People v. McKnightSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Mercer v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- State v. BaileyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- In the Matter of H.R.C., a Juvenile, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2004
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