Legal Opinion

State v. Wright

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 16, 2012No. SC 92257PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZEL M. FISCHER, Judge.

Larry Wright was found guilty by a jury of the unlawful use of a weapon pursuant to § 571.030.1.1 Wright argues the circuit court erred in overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal because there was insufficient evidence presented at trial that the weapon was concealed and that the weapon was a functional lethal weapon. This Court granted transfer pursuant to article V, section 10, of the Missouri Constitution after opinion by the court of appeals. The circuit court’s judgment is affirmed.

Facts

Wright was charged with one count of forcible rape, one count of armed…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. PurleeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  2. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
  3. Jacobs v. LeggettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
  4. Gerhard v. Terminal Railroad Ass'n of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  5. State v. LutjenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. StewartSupreme Court of Missouri · 2018
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
  3. United States v. Monterrio WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  4. State v. MassaMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. State v. TaylorMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013

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