Legal Opinion

State v. Griggs

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 13, 1969No. 53948PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FINCH, Judge.

Defendant was prosecuted under the Second Offender’s Act on a charge of robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon. He was convicted by the jury and the judge fixed his punishment at twenty years imprisonment, after which he appealed. We affirm.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction is questioned. In determining this issue, we accept as true all the evidence in the record tending to show defendant’s guilt, whether circumstantial or direct in nature, together with all favorable inferences reasonably drawn therefrom, and we disregard the evidence and inferences…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
  2. State v. ReddingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
  3. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  4. Wilkinson v. VaughnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
  5. State v. SykesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. HarperMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. State v. GayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Griggs v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  4. State v. HendersonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. State v. BragerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973

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