Legal Opinion
State v. Crow
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1987No. 51042PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRIST, Judge.
Defendant appeals from convictions for Robbery First Degree, RSMo 569.020 (1978), and Armed Criminal Action, RSMo 571.015 (1978), for which he was sentenced, as a persistent offender, to two concurrent life sentences. We reverse.
On appeal defendant asserts the trial court erred in allowing the State to comment on defendant’s pre- and post-arrest silence. The issue arises in the context of the defendant taking the stand during trial and offering exculpatory testimony contradicting the State’s evidence. This testimony represented the first time defendant related his version of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Anderson v. CharlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. Van DorenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- State v. FrentzelMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- State v. HarperMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- State v. RogersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
- State v. MabieMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
- State v. HarrisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
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