Legal Opinion

State v. Little

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 30, 1973No. 34559PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEIER, Judge.

The issue in this burglary case is whether the court erred in failing to give a circumstantial evidence instruction proffered by the defendant. We conclude that the court did not err, and affirm the judgment.

The defendant, Walter Floyd Little, in the company of his cousin, walked to the front door of a house. After no one responded to their knocking on the front door, they walked around to the rear. A neighbor who had witnessed this episode then heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the house. Police were notified. When they came to the rear, they found Little’s cousin…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. StevensSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  2. State v. SalleeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
  3. State v. MichaelSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
  4. State v. CraigSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
  5. State v. RegazziSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. SloanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. State v. CoxMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. State v. NewhartMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. State v. RochaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975

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