Legal Opinion

State v. Moffitt

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 11, 1988No. 15094PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLSTEIN, Judge.

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Lawrence County, defendant Robert Lee Moffitt was convicted pursuant to a two-count information of rape and incest, the victim being defendant’s thirteen year old stepdaughter. Defendant was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on the rape count and fined $5,000 on the incest count. Defendant appeals.

*586I.

The first point raised by defendant relates to the following exchange between defense counsel and a venireman during voir dire:

MR. WOODARD: Is there anyone here who cannot? Rape/incest, rape/incest, rape/incest. There’s nothing…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. NewlonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  2. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  3. State v. CannadyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. State v. WallsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1988
  5. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. HolcombMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Ogle v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. State v. LopezMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. State v. McGowanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Owens v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1997

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