Legal Opinion

State v. Kezer

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 6, 1996No. 66599PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIMM, Judge.

In this jury-tried case, defendant was found guilty of second degree murder under § 565.021, 1 and armed criminal action under § 571.015. The trial court sentenced defendant to consecutive terms of thirty years. Defendant appeals; we affirm.

Defendant alleges eight points of error. They include the failure of the trial court to disqualify defense counsel 2 because of a conflict of interest, the erroneous admission of evidence, and the giving of an improper instruction.

I. Background

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. We view the evidence in a light most…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. State v. BernardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  3. State v. FeltropSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  4. State v. HigginsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
  5. People v. CardenasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Blake v. HatcherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2005
  2. People v. EdebohlsColorado Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. State v. ScottMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. State v. RushMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. State v. OvertonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2008

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