Legal Opinion
State v. Palmes
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 10, 1998No. 21776PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHRUM, Judge.
A jury convicted James Palmes (Defendant) of Class A felony first degree assault in violation of § 565.050, RSMo 1994. Defendant appeals contending that the trial court committed reversible error when it allowed into evidence a taped interview he gave to police. He argues that the tape contains “improper” expressions of opinion by the interrogating policeman that usurped the “jury’s function as fact finder as to the ultimate issue in the case.” We affirm.
In the spring of 1996 Defendant, his girlfriend (A.T.), and their small child (D.K.P) moved to Joplin, Missouri. On October 6,…
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