Legal Opinion

State v. Adams

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 10, 1976No. 10110PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BILLINGS, Chief Judge.

Defendant Calvin Leroy Adams was found guilty by a Dunklin County jury of the crime of arson of a dwelling [§ 560.010, RSMo 1969] and sentenced under the habitual criminal act by the trial judge to a prison term of six years. We affirm.

In this appeal the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict and has levelled three assignments of error at instructions given or refused.

Rule 84.04(e), V.A.M.R., requires that “If a point relates to the giving, refusal or modification of an instruction such instruction shall be set forth in full in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. StapletonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
  2. State v. RutledgeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. State v. LynchMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. State v. GamacheMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. State v. MesmerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. HattenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. State v. HawkinsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. State v. CrowellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. State v. LewisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. State v. VaughnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980

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