Legal Opinion

State v. Tillman

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 7, 2009No. WD 69472PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

After a jury trial on charges of murder in the second degree, rape, and forcible sodomy, Marshall Tillman appeals his convictions. His points on appeal pertain to the admission of evidence and testimony and to the wording of the verdict director. The judgment is affirmed.

Facts

The deceased victim was found dead in her Kansas City home on August 26, 1987. She was eighty-eight years old and lived alone at that time. There was no sign of forced entry at her home, and nothing was disturbed inside the house except for one overturned end table. The victim's body was lying…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. State v. WeaverSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  3. State v. GlassSupreme Court of Missouri · 2004
  4. State v. BaxterSupreme Court of Missouri · 2006
  5. State v. MarchSupreme Court of Missouri · 2007

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  3. State of Missouri v. Jeffrey Scott SauerbryMissouri Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. State v. HendrenMissouri Court of Appeals · 2017
  5. State v. HopperMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010

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