Legal Opinion

State v. Davenport

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 7, 1996No. 66505, 68533PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PUDLOWSKI, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of two counts of selling a controlled substance, crack cocaine. Defendant argues five points of error: (1) error by the trial court in admitting the seized drugs because the state failed to sufficiently trace the chain of custody; (2) error in permitting hearsay statements identifying defendant as the person who sold the drugs; (3) error in overruling defendant’s objections to remarks in the state’s closing argument which allegedly shifted the burden of proof to him; (4) error in conducting the voir dire; and (5) error in denying defendant’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
  2. State v. DunnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  3. State v. MurraySupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  4. State v. WynnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. State v. VitaleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. ColbertMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. State v. MozeeMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. State v. RossMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. State v. SammonsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. State v. GriffinMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006

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