Legal Opinion
State v. Davidson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 2007No. ED 88555PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Judge.
The defendant, Diallo Davidson, appeals the judgment entered by the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis following his conviction by a jury of one count of murder in the first degree, in violation of section 565.020 RSMo. (2000), 1 two counts of assault in the first degree, in violation of section 565.050, and three counts of armed criminal action, in violation of section 571.015. 2
We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing a witness to testify to the content and her interpretation of letters she received from the defendant. We also hold…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. SchaalSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- State v. MarchSupreme Court of Missouri · 2007
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- State v. HaslettMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
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