Legal Opinion
State v. Goddard
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 26, 1983No. 63476PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BILLINGS, Judge.
Defendant Jerry Allen Goddard was convicted of first degree murder [§ 565.003, RSMo 1978] and sentenced to life imprisonment. He contends the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict, it was reversible error to instruct on first degree murder because he was charged with capital murder, he was denied a timely arraignment and speedy trial, and the trial court erred in certain evidentiary rulings. We affirm.
Because the evidence relied upon by the state was almost entirely circumstantial, certain established principles govern our review of defendant’s challenge to…
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