Legal Opinion
State v. Ruhr
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 9, 1976No. KCD 27456PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRITCHARD, Chief Judge.
On January 21, 1974, appellant, Richard H. Ruhr, was charged in a two-count information with having committed the crimes of rape and sodomy, in violation of § 559.-260, RSMo 1969, and § 563.230, RSMo 1969, respectively. Trial was to the jury, which found appellant guilty on both counts and fixed punishment at 20 years imprisonment on each count. The court ordered the sentences served consecutively and this appeal followed.
From the evidence presented at trial, a jury could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that at 4:00 p. m., on Saturday, January 5,1974, prosecutrix…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- State v. KainSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- People v. WrightAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- State v. ShumateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. HerreraNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
- McLean v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- State v. Van DorenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- State v. FosterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
- State v. StampsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
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