Legal Opinion

STATE OF MISSOURI v. HEATHER DAWN BENNETT

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 9, 2015No. SD32900Published

1Opinion of the Court

STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) vs. ) No. SD32900 ) HEATHER DAWN BENNETT, ) FILED: February 9, 2015 ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY Honorable R. Craig Carter, Judge AFFIRMED Heather Bennett ("Defendant") appeals convictions for robbery and second- degree (felony) murder of Jackie "Allen" Yarber. She claims insufficient evidence supports her murder conviction and charges trial court error in admitting into evidence preliminary hearing testimony and her statement to police. We affirm. Background We summarize facts in accordance with our standard of review,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Missouri v. SeibertSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Burrage v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. State v. GriffinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  5. State v. GawSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009

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