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Criminal Law : Stealing –  Other Criminal Acts –  Intent

Stephanie Maniscalco//May 8, 2018//

Criminal Law : Stealing –  Other Criminal Acts –  Intent

Stephanie Maniscalco//May 8, 2018//

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Where a defendant in a stealing-by-deceit case challenged the admission of evidence of other criminal acts, the testimony was admissible to show his intent to deceive, and the evidence of his criminal intent to deceive was sufficient to support the conviction.

Judgment is affirmed.

State v. Harris (MLW No. 71632/Case No. SD34953 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Webster County, Thompson, J. (Daniel Neal McPherson, Jefferson City, and Keaton Stewart Ashlock, Boliver, for respondent) (Jedd Christian Schneider, Columbia, for appellant).

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