Legal Opinion

State v. Eddes

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 12, 1986No. 51287PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRIST, Judge.

Appeal from a conviction of stealing two cordless telephones of a value over $150. Defendant was sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment as a persistent offender. We affirm.

Defendant asserts he was entitled to an instruction on the lesser included offense of stealing under $150 because there was doubt concerning the value of the stolen property. At trial, the objections concerning the value went to the price of the telephones and not to the quantity of the telephones that were taken. On appeal, the objection is the testimony of the eyewitness was ambiguous and not conclusive as…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. WestfallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. State v. BlackMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. MorganMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. State v. BrooksMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Walker v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988

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