Legal Opinion

State v. Harris

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 24, 1987No. 52344PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of four counts of manslaughter in the deaths of the passenger in his automobile and three of four occupants in an oncoming automobile in a court-tried case under § 565.005, RSMo 1978 (repealed 10/1/84). He was sentenced to eight years for each count, with the various counts running consecutively and concurrently, for a total of sixteen years. We affirm.

We view the evidence and all reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom in a light most favorable to the verdict. Because this is a case built on circumstantial evidence, the facts and circumstances must be…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. BradleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. State v. CutshallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  3. State v. HerringMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. State v. BarkerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. STATE OF MISSOURI v. RICHARD A. MILLERMissouri Court of Appeals · 2014
  2. STATE OF MISSOURI v. RICHARD A. MILLERMissouri Court of Appeals · 2014

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