Legal Opinion

State v. Dusso

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 1, 1988No. WD 40347PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOWENSTEIN, Presiding Judge.

Dusso appeals a jury verdict and judgment finding him guilty of possession of cocaine. §§ 195.020 and 195.017, RSMo. 1986. Sentence was set at ten years.

At the outset the court notes the utter failure of the appellant’s brief to comply with various portions of Rule 30.06. As pointed out by the state, the most glaring weakness of the brief is the failure to include a “Points Relied On” section. Rule 30.06(d); State v. Vandeventer, 746 S.W.2d 658, 660 (Mo.App.1988). Appellate review is severely hampered when allegations of error are interspersed throughout the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bottoson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. GuinanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  3. State v. BerrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  4. State v. BarberSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  5. Clark v. Atchison & Eastern Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1933

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. PurleeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  2. State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
  3. State v. GilmoreMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. State v. VitaleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. State v. VineyardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992

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