Legal Opinion

State v. Harris

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 9, 1972No. 56578PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELBORN, Commissioner.

By an indictment in the Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis, Murray Harris was charged with setting up a common bawdy house within 100 yards of a public school, in violation of § 563.090, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.

The case was tried before a jury in the court of Judge Ivan Lee Holt, Jr., on September 23 and 24, 1970. At the close of the state’s case, the defendant filed a motion for judgment of acquittal on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient to support the charge. Over defendant’s objection, the state was permitted to reopen its case and present additional…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. JaegerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
  2. Ex Parte United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
  3. Commonwealth v. FoxSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. State Ex Rel. Garnholz v. La DriereSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  5. State v. KelleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1907

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. LynchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  2. State Ex Rel. Wagner v. RuddySupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
  3. State Ex Rel. Peach v. TillmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. State v. MurphyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. State v. CarterMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002

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