Legal Opinion

State v. Proctor

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 16, 1976No. 36717PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GUNN, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for the crime of stealing from a dwelling house. Defendant alleges that the trial court erred: 1) by overruling defendant’s motion to suppress an unduly suggestive lineup identification; 2) by failing to declare a mistrial after certain hearsay testimony; 3) by compelling defendant to walk in the courtroom to display a limp. We find no error and affirm the judgment.

The conviction stems from the theft of several items of personal property from the John Dooley home in St. Louis. Jeff Eilers, a neighbor of the Dooleys, testified that he observed two…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. KirkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  2. State v. ByrneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. State v. BivensMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. State v. OwensMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. State v. MortonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985

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