Legal Opinion

State v. Davis

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 5, 1988No. 14960PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREENE, Presiding Judge.

Thor Eric Davis was court-tried and convicted of the class A misdemeanor of operating a motor vehicle when he did not possess a valid operator’s license, § 302.020.1(2).1 Davis was sentenced to one year in the county jail and fined $1,000. We affirm.

On appeal, Davis alleges that the statute requiring he obtain a valid operator’s license, as a predicate to being allowed to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways, violates his constitutional rights to freedom of religion and freedom to travel.

The facts of the case are not in dispute. On December 27, 1985,…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Jacobson v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  5. Wooley v. MaynardSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Halajian v. D & B TowingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
  2. Nishitani v. BakerHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. Buchheit v. Director of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. State v. SullivanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  5. State v. CrismanIdaho Court of Appeals · 1992

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