Legal Opinion

State v. Altaffer

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 29, 2000No. 23096PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

Defendant Rhonda Altaffer was found guilty by a jury of the class C felony of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), § 195.202,1 and sentenced to a term of three years with the Missouri Department of Corrections. She appeals. She charges an instructional error mandates reversal. She also urges we review some of the prosecutor’s closing argument remarks under the plain error standard. We affirm.

FACTS

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, which may be stated briefly. Sergeant Bob Frazee, a Springfield policeman, arrested Defendant…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. McMillinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
  2. State v. PurleeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  3. State v. ClemmonsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1988
  4. State v. RobertsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
  5. State v. CarsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. WhiteMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. State v. MeadMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. State of Missouri v. Carlton L. Manuel Jr.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. State v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. CLYDE CLEVELAND WHITEMissouri Court of Appeals · 2015

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