Legal Opinion

State v. Finster

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided January 27, 1998No. 19139, 20453PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHRUM, Judge.

A jury convicted Stephen L. Finster (Defendant) of second degree murder, § 565.021.1(2), and armed criminal action, § 571.015, for the fatal stabbing of a young woman.1 Defendant appeals those convictions in No. 19139.

In his direct appeal, Defendant claims inter alia that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress statements he made to Deputy Sheriff Douglas Seneker and in overruling his objection at trial to such statements. He insists that reversal is mandated because, through no fault of his own, a transcript of the suppression hearing is unavailable. Defendant…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. State v. LytleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
  3. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
  4. State v. BlackmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. State v. MitchellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. ChristianMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. State v. FinsterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. State v. ShifkowskiMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. State v. DayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. State v. EdwardsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000

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