Legal Opinion
State v. Butler
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 30, 1983No. WD 33868PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Presiding Judge.
Gregory Butler appeals a jury conviction and five year sentence for second degree robbery under Section 569.030 RSMo. 1 The sufficiency of the evidence is not questioned. The victim Ms. Gonzalez had her purse snatched by Butler as she was walking between two houses. Butler grabbed her, spun her around and succeeded in taking her purse and then ran, with the victim in pursuit. He eluded her and she called police giving a description fitting Butler. Three blocks away from the scene Kansas City Missouri police officer Kathleen Lyons stopped Butler and took him to the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. CuckovichSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- State v. LandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- State v. CarterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- State v. HollimanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- State v. BrooksMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. ElmoreMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
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