Legal Opinion
State v. Beck
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 16, 1993No. 61088PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.
Defendant appeals from his conviction for possession of more than 35 grams of marijuana in violation of § 195.020 RSMo. 1986. The trial court sentenced defendant as a prior and persistent offender to imprisonment for 10 years. We reverse.
This is defendant’s third successful appeal in a case that began in January, 1985. Defendant’s first trial resulted in a conviction which was overturned on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct. State v. Beck, 745 S.W.2d 205 (Mo.App.1987). Defendant’s second trial resulted in a hung jury. Defendant’s third trial resulted in a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lockhart v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- State v. FeltropSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- State v. WoodSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- State v. SixSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. SantillanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- State v. McGowanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
- State v. MizanskeyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
- State v. HamptonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001