Legal Opinion

State v. Bright

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 28, 1989No. 55775PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARY M. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Ruffner Bright, appeals his jury conviction for the crime of sexual abuse in the second degree pursuant to RSMo § 566.110 (1986). We affirm.

The evidence reveals that on November 4, 1987, at approximately midnight, twelve year old D.D. sneaked out of his house to meet the defendant. The defendant, who was then 61 years of age, took D.D. back *92to his house, which was located six blocks away, to play cards. While D.D. was playing cards with the defendant, he fell asleep while sitting in a chair. D.D. soon awoke to find the defendant fondling his penis…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  2. State v. HankinsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. State v. CrevistonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. HeckenlivelyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. McClure v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018
  3. State of Missouri v. Bobby Donald McClureMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
  4. KARL DAVID LAWRENCE, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-RespondentMissouri Court of Appeals · 2021

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