Legal Opinion

State v. Sutton

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 22, 1985No. 47925PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DONALD E. DALTON, Special Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of stealing by deceit, a Class C Felony. On finding a prior felony conviction, the court sentenced defendant to serve three years. Defendant appeals and we affirm.

*784Defendant raises three claims of error:

1) The state failed to make a submissible case of stealing over $150 by deceit because they failed to prove that the insurance check was cashed;

2) A mistrial should have been declared when the prosecutor asked defendant on cross-examination whether after his arrest he made a statement to the police; and

3) The giving of the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  3. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  4. State v. BroaduxSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
  5. State v. MorrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. ParsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. State v. StarksMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. State v. MarshMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. State v. HolmesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991

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