Legal Opinion

State v. Kitson

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 10, 1991No. 58182PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SATZ, Judge.

Defendant, William Kitson, appeals from his conviction by a jury of sodomy. Section 566.060 RSMo 1986. We reverse and remand.

Defendant raises six issues on appeal. One is dispositive. It centers on the admissibility of evidence of uncharged sexual conduct. We address this issue first.

Defendant was charged with “deviate sexual intercourse with [C] ”, defendant’s son, who was about five years old at the time of the incident and seven years old at the time of trial. The incident occurred in September, 1987. According to C, he was at home with defendant one night, when Mrs. Cynthia…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. State v. ReeseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
  2. State v. MallettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
  3. Asam v. StanleySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Horton v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. State v. TrimbleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. GraySupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
  2. State v. BarrinerSupreme Court of Missouri · 2000
  3. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Missouri · 2006
  4. State v. CoatsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. State v. CouteeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994

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