Legal Opinion
State v. Pisciotta
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 21, 1998No. WD 53898PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMART, Judge.
Christine Pisciotta was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree in violation of § 565.021, RSMo 1994 1 and armed criminal action in violation of § 571.015. She was sentenced to concurrent terms of fifteen years and five years, respectively. She appeals her conviction, contending that it was an abuse of discretion for the trial court to sustain the State’s objection to the testimony of her expert witness concerning a report prepared by the prosecution’s expert on the issue of whether Ms. Pisciotta suffered from “battered spouse syndrome.” Ms. Pisciotta claims…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. SchneiderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- State v. CopelandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Francis v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- State v. ShifkowskiMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
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