Legal Opinion

State v. Riley

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 20, 1976No. 36716PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GUNN, Judge.

Defendant-appellant was convicted of second degree burglary and sentenced under the Second Offender Act to six years imprisonment. On appeal defendant attacks: 1) the sufficiency of the evidence to support the guilty verdict, and 2) the trial court’s refusal to grant a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence. We find that there was sufficient evidence of defendant’s guilt and no error in refusing to grant the defendant a new trial.

Inasmuch as defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, in reaching our decision on review we consider the facts in evidence and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. State v. MaxieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
  2. State v. HarperSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  3. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
  4. State v. JacksonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. State v. CoxMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. PuckettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. State v. HarrisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. State v. WardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. State v. KuhrtsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. State v. HamiltonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987

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