Legal Opinion

State v. Jacks

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 14, 1970No. 55540PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRITCHARD, Commissioner.

In this case appellant was charged and tried for the offense of wilfully striking, beating and injuring a deputy police officer, who was in the performance of his duties, under § 557.215, RSMo 1969, V.A.M. 5. (Laws 1965, p. 668, § 1). Upon a finding of guilt the jury assessed appellant’s punishment at three years imprisonment in the Department of Corrections.

It is first contended by appellant that there was not sufficient evidence for the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that Jewett P. Ellis, Jr. (who was alleged to have been assaulted), was a police officer…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Cornish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
  2. John Wesley Rodgers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
  3. State v. RobbSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
  4. State v. DaegeleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  5. State v. HolcombSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. NunesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. State v. RamsdellSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
  3. State v. LindseySupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
  4. State v. JacksonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. State v. TaylorMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973

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