Legal Opinion

State v. Croka

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided January 25, 1983No. WD 33443PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Judge.

Estus Calvin Croka, Sr. was jury tried and convicted of the offense of second degree murder. He appeals the judgment of conviction and sentence of twenty-five years. Reversed and remanded.

Appellant raises six points of error among which, two points are discussed in this opinion. The first, involving comment by the prosecutor during voir dire as to testimony the defendant would give, requires that the conviction be reversed. Although the first point suffices to decide the case, a second point raising a question as to participation by the prosecuting attorney after he had been…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. LindseySupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
  2. State v. BurnsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
  3. Branan v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. State v. BoydMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Walter J. Blair v. Bill Armontrout, Walter J. Blair v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  2. State v. RossSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  3. State v. NealMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Nicholas v. SammonsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
  5. State v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993

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