Legal Opinion
State v. Gilyard
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided October 20, 1998No. 80269PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLSTEIN, Judge.
Christopher Gilyard was convicted by a jury of forcible rape and false imprisonment. The circuit court found that Gilyard was a predatory sexual offender. Sec. 558.018.5(2), RSMo Supp.1996. Gilyard was sentenced to one year for the false imprisonment conviction and to life imprisonment for the rape conviction with eligibility for parole after serving fifteen years.
Gilyard appeals, claiming that sec. 558.018 is unconstitutional and that the trial court improperly admitted evidence of a prior uncharged sexual assault. Because he challenges the constitutional validity of a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Witte v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- State v. BernardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- State v. RobertsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- State v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
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