Legal Opinion

State v. Mason

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 9, 1979No. 39522PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHAN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Floyd Ray Mason appeals from a conviction of second degree burglary and sentence of two years in prison. He presents seven points on appeal. Finding one to have merit, we reverse and remand and discuss such others as are likely to arise on retrial.

On March 2, 1977, Paul Pugh left his combination residence-furniture store at 4301 North Twentieth Street in the City of St. Louis about 7:30 p. m. and returned about 10:00 p. m. to discover it had been burglarized. A window in the door to the residence on the second floor had been broken and items of value such as…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Grady B. Burroughs, Also Known as Sam Grady Biggs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Allen v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  2. State v. EllisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. State v. GoudeauMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. Armacost v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2019
  5. State v. MontgomeryMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980

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