Legal Opinion

State v. Vaughn

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 28, 1997No. 20312PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARRISON, Judge.

Eddie Vaughn (Defendant) was convicted of the Class D felony of driving while intoxicated in violation of § 577.010, RSMo 1994, and was sentenced, as a persistent offender, to ten years’ imprisonment. On this appeal, Defendant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence, but challenges the sentence imposed by the trial court. He requests that the sentence be set aside and the case remanded for resentencing.

Defendant’s sole point on appeal is as follows:

The trial court erred and abused its discretion in imposing the maximum sentence on [Defendant] because it thereby…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. McMillinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
  2. State v. WheatSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
  4. Thurston v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. United States v. Andrew J. SalesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. WrightMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
  2. Greer v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. State v. LindseyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Glaviano v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. State v. PalmerMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006

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