Legal Opinion

State v. Smith

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 31, 1987No. Nos. 51017, 51026PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of sodomy under § 566.060.3, RSMo.Cum.Supp.1984, after a trial by jury. He appeals, stating as grounds for reversal: (1) the denial of his constitutional right to confront the primary witness against him, (2) the erroneous admission of evidence of his confession, (3) the failure of the state to produce, pursuant to his request, photos of defendant used as exhibits at trial and a transcript of a taped confession and (4) trial court error in overruling defendant’s motion for a judgment of acquittal based on the lack of sufficient…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  3. State v. AlewineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  4. State v. HughesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  5. State v. BallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. MadisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1999
  2. State v. HesterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  3. State v. LusterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. State v. HobbsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003

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