Legal Opinion

State v. Simmons

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 29, 1977No. 38030PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLIAN, Judge.

Appellant Frederick Simmons appeals from judgments entered on jury verdicts in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis finding him guilty of forcible rape and robbery first degree. Appellant was sentenced to two concurrent terms of five years’ imprisonment. For reversal appellant argues that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence: (1) certain impeachment evidence and (2) identification testimony. For the reasons hereinafter given, we affirm the judgments.

From the evidence presented, the jury could have reasonably found that on April 4, 1975, the prosecutrix, a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. State v. LangSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
  3. State v. YowellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
  4. State v. JordanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. State v. BallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. MitchellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. State v. TerryMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. State v. GreenlawMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. State v. JordanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. State v. CarterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978

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