State v. Taggert
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
PRITCHARD, Commissioner.
Appellants were each convicted of the offense of forcible rape, and the punishment of each was assessed by the jury to fifty years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
It is not contended that the state failed to make a submissible case against appellants. Certain claimed erroneous rulings during the trial are presented, and the facts in connection therewith will be set forth below.
The first point is that the court erred in refusing a requested mistrial on the grounds: “(a) There were no Negroes on the venire of fifty-eight to sixty persons, (b) There was no evidence by…
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2Cases cited30 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- State v. LeonardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- State v. WartersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
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