Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Wolfe

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 21, 2000No. SC 81372Published

1DissentWolff, Judge

Without the testimony of Jessica Cox there would be no ease against Dannie Wolfe1 for the murders of Lena and Leonard Walters. None of the physical evidence links Dannie Wolfe to these killings. One of the victims, Leonard Walters, was seen alive by a disinterested and reliable witness in the morning and the afternoon of the day on which Mr. Walters had supposedly been murdered earlier in the morning. The central factual issue is the credibility of Jessica Cox. The trial court improperly kept from the jury critical evidence calling into question Ms. Cox’s credibility. The trial court’s…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. BMW of North America, Inc. v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. State v. GrimSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993

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