Legal Opinion

State v. Mullins

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 30, 2004No. WD 61972PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAUL M. SPINDEN, Judge.

The circuit court convicted Phyllis Mullins of second-degree felony murder of a three-month-old infant who was one of 18 children 1 that Mullins cared for in her Blue Springs home. It also convicted her of 19 counts of endangering the welfare of a child in connection with Mullins’ endeavoring to care for 19 children by herself. Mullins charges the circuit court with six points of error, but she presents the points in a manner that violates Rule 84.04, forcing us to review her points only for plain error under Rule 80.20. The state concedes that insufficient evidence…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  3. State v. Villa-PerezSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  4. State v. McTushSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  5. State v. MahurinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. ErnstMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. State v. JacksonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. State v. ToddMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. State v. JamesSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
  5. State v. FackrellMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009

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