Legal Opinion

State v. Cobb

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 24, 2011No. SD 30067PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARY W. LYNCH, Judge.

Samuel E. Cobb (“Defendant”) appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, on ten counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree. See § 566.062, RSMo Cum.Supp. 2006. Defendant presents two claims of error, alleging that the trial court abused its discretion in (1) denying Defendant an opportunity to cross-examine a complaining witness, and (2) sustaining the State’s motion to exclude expert testimony of a witness for the defense. Finding that Defendant is not entitled to any relief under either point, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

As Defendant does not…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  2. State v. ChurchillSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
  3. State v. WalkupSupreme Court of Missouri · 2007
  4. State v. DavisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. State v. PenningtonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
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  3. Anderson v. PayneDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2021
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  5. Sellers (ID 99071) v. LangfordDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2022

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