Legal Opinion
State v. Watts
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 9, 1996No. WD 50901PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ULRICH, Presiding Judge.
Teresa Watts appeals her conviction and sentence to five years imprisonment for possession of a controlled substance, Section 195.202 RSMo 1993. She claims the trial court erred in (1) overruling her Batson1 chaEenge to the state’s peremptory strike of venireman Joseph Shockley; and (2) allowing, over objection, cross examination of defendant concerning her activities on the day of her arrest, contending that the enquiry was beyond the scope of direct examination.
The judgment is affirmed.
1. Occurrence Resulting in Charges
Ms. Watts does not contest the sufficiency of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Missouri v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
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3Cited by5 opinions
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