Legal Opinion

State v. Knight

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 25, 1981No. 42801PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction of the offense of robbery in the second degree. He was sentenced under the persistent offender statute to a term of 15 years in the Division of Corrections. Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence and a recitation of the evidence is not necessary for a determination of his three points on appeal.

Each of the three points involves matters which were discretionary with the trial court and defendant here contends that discretion was abused. We disagree.

Defendant’s first point assails the court’s denial of a cautionary…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  2. State v. QuinnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  3. State v. ThomasMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. State v. McAnultySupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
  5. State v. MaysMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Emery Ex Rel. Hietfeld v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1976
  2. State v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. State v. AllenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983

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