Legal Opinion
State v. Butler
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 7, 1987No. WD 38422PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
Butler appeals his conviction for robbery and armed criminal action arguing, (1) the prosecutor improperly struck all blacks from the jury, (2) MAI-Cr2d 1.02, and 2.20 incorrectly define reasonable doubt and (3) the trial court admitted irrelevant, immaterial and prejudicial evidence.
Because Butler’s first point is dispositive, only the facts relevant to that point will be set out. Butler and two others were arrested and charged in connection with the robbery of the Meyer Jewelry Store. Butler is black. The Meyer employees and most of the state's trial witnesses were white.…
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