Legal Opinion

State v. Sapien

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 22, 2011No. WD 69575PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES EDWARD WELSH, Judge.

Andrew Sapien appeals his conviction for two counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree involving his sister and stepbrother. Sapien makes three arguments: first, that the circuit court erroneously admitted testimony concerning an uncharged crime to explain a witness’s delayed re-potting of one of Sapien’s offenses; second, that the circuit court erroneously admitted evidence concerning the disposition of a juvenile charge during the sentencing phase of Sapien’s trial; and third, that the circuit court erroneously refused to dismiss the charges against him on the…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Wasman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. State v. MiddletonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1999
  5. State v. ChismMissouri Court of Appeals · 2008

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In re S.B.A.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2017
  2. State v. AdamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
  3. State v. HannonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  4. State v. DossMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. In the Interest of N.R.W.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2016

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