Legal Opinion

State v. Dorsey

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 22, 2005No. 25867PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JEFFREY W. BATES, Chief Judge.

A jury found Willekis Dorsey (“Defendant”) guilty of first degree murder and armed criminal action. See § 565.020.1; § 571.015. 1 The trial court sentenced Defendant to concurrent terms of life imprisonment without parole and eight-years imprisonment, respectively. Defendant appeals, presenting four points for decision. The first three points challenge evi-dentiary rulings by the trial court; the fourth point seeks plain error review of statements made during the State’s closing argument. Defendant also filed a motion requesting this Court to remand the case so…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. State v. RousanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  3. State v. StoreySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  4. State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
  5. State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. State v. TerrySupreme Court of Missouri · 2010
  3. State v. OvertonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2008
  4. Francis v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. State v. HillMissouri Court of Appeals · 2008

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