Legal Opinion

State v. Sperling

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 9, 2011No. SD 30960PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NANCY STEFFEN RAHMEYER, Judge.

Donald Shane Sperling (“Appellant”) was convicted by a jury of first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. The trial court sentenced him to two concurrent terms of twenty-five years imprisonment. He brings this appeal claiming the trial court erred in admitting photographs of his arms after his arrest because the presence of tattoos in the photographs were prejudicial to his defense. We find no error and affirm the judgment.

The facts, which this Court reviews in a light most favorable to the verdict, State v. Christeson, 50 S.W.3d 251, 257 (Mo. banc…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. TokarSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996
  2. State v. RousanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  3. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  4. State v. StrongSupreme Court of Missouri · 2004
  5. State v. ChristesonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2001

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. CannadyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  2. STATE OF MISSOURI v. FLOYD E. MARTIN, JR.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2024

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