Legal Opinion

State v. King

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 4, 1979No. 38356PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SATZ, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of sodomy and assault to do great bodily harm without malice aforethought. In accord with the jury’s assessment of punishment, the trial court imposed a seven year sentence against defendant on the sodomy charge and imposed a four year sentence against him on the assault charge.

On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred by: (1) denying his motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of all the evidence; (2) admitting proof of another crime into evidence; (3) failing to require the state to elect either the sodomy or assault charge for…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. State v. ReeseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
  2. State v. TreadwaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
  3. State v. SinovichSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
  4. State v. KorneggerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1953
  5. State v. PetrechkoSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. State v. ReillySupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  2. State v. WrightMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. State v. WilsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. State v. AllbrittonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. State v. GonzalesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983

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