Legal Opinion

State v. Richardson

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 5, 1987No. 14614PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLANIGAN, Judge.

A jury found defendant Gerald Richardson guilty of possession of marijuana, a controlled substance, § 195.020, RSMo 1986, V.A.M.S., and he was sentenced, as a prior offender, to five years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals.

Defendant’s sole point is that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial. The motion was made by defense counsel during the prosecutor’s redirect examination of the state’s first witness, police officer W.J. Norrell. The motion was based on an improper question asked by the prosecutor to which the defendant’s objection was sustained and which…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Anderson v. CharlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  5. State v. GilmoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. MahanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  2. State v. HowellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. State v. FlynnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. State v. StolzmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Rayborn v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009

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