Legal Opinion

State v. Bell

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 27, 1978No. KCD 29479Published

1Opinion of the Court

DIXON, Judge.

Defendant appeals a jury verdict of guilty and court-imposed sentence of seven years for armed robbery. The court-imposed sentence was by reason of the jury’s failure to agree on punishment.

Defendant, in two separate points, challenges the testimony of two witnesses concerning identification of defendant at the preliminary hearing.

The robbery of the grocery store occurred when two individuals were refused the sale of beer because of an inability to prove legal age. One of the men pulled a gun and both took cash, a wrist watch, and cigarettes.

Prior to trial, the defendant moved to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. PitchfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
  2. State v. SandersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  3. State v. SighSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  4. State v. ThomasMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975

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