Legal Opinion

State v. Collins

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 17, 1998No. WD 54017PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Appellant Kerry Lee Collins appeals his convictions for first degree burglary, forcible rape, and armed criminal action. Mr. Collins claims that the trial court erred in admitting testimony that he stole a baseball bat and baseball cap from cars belonging to the victim’s neighbors. He also argues that the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to use a police report to refresh a witness’s recollection. Finally, Mr. Collins asserts that the court plainly erred in failing to sua sponte strike comments made by the prosecutor during closing argument. Finding no merit…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. TokarSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996
  2. State v. SilveySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  3. State v. ClemmonsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1988
  4. State v. GraySupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
  5. State v. KinderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. BlakeyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. State v. KiddMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. State v. MerrillMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. State v. TrippMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. State v. TillittMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018

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