Legal Opinion
State v. SWOPES
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 28, 2011No. WD 71713PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARYD. WITT, Judge.
Jovell Swopes (“Swopes”) was convicted after a jury trial of one count of assault in the second degree, Section 565.060, and one count of armed criminal action, Section 571.015. 1 On appeal, Swopes contends the circuit court plainly erred in refusing to grant Swopes’s request for a mistrial after some members of the jury allegedly saw Swopes being restrained by police officers during a break in Swopes’s jury trial. We affirm.
Factual Background 2
Swopes was charged with firing a weapon at Irvin Dale House at least six times, hitting him three times (in each of his calves and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Deck v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
- State v. BealSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
- State v. ClementsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
- State v. GainesMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010
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