Legal Opinion
Kansas City v. McCoy
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 14, 1975No. 58650PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Judge.
This case involves the question of whether, in the trial of an accused for violation of a municipal ordinance, the confrontation clause of the sixth amendment to the federal constitution requires that an expert witness giving testimony against him be physically present in court.
William C. McCoy (defendant) was charged with, tried in the municipal court, and convicted of possession of marijuana in violation of § 18.152 of the revised ordinances of the city of Kansas City, Missouri. He appealed to the circuit court of Jackson county and, upon trial de novo with the same evidence,…
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