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State v. Davis

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided August 30, 2011No. SC 91368PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

The state filed a felony complaint charging Melvin Ray Davis, a registered sex offender, with one count of violating section 566.150, 1 for knowingly being present within 500 feet of a public park that contains playground equipment or a public swimming pool. He moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that section 566.150 was unconstitutional as applied to him because it violated the prohibition against retrospective laws in article I, section 15 of the Missouri Constitution. The trial court dismissed the complaint against Mr. Davis.

The state appeals. The…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Nixon v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2000
  2. Smith v. ShawSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005
  3. Doe v. KeathleySupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
  4. F.R. v. St. Charles County Sheriff's DepartmentSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010
  5. State v. SmothersMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Travis M. Stanley v. State of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
  2. State v. HoneycuttSupreme Court of Missouri · 2013
  3. State of Missouri v. Robert Blake BlurtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2016
  4. William Dieser, Respondent/Cross-Appellant v. St. Anthony's Medical Center, Appellant/Cross-Respondent.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2016
  5. State of Missouri v. Justin Floyd Eugene JonesSupreme Court of Missouri · 2016

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