Criminal Law: Constructive Possession-Sufficiency of Evidence-Accomplice Liability
Where a defendant, who was convicted of charges of possession of drugs and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, argued that the state failed to prove constructive possession, the defendant’s proximity as a passenger in the vehicle to drugs found during a traffic stop and his nervousness alone were not sufficient to convict, and under the […]
Criminal Law: Closing Argument-Accomplice Liability-Sufficiency of Evidence
(1)Where a defendant challenged her conviction based on accomplice liability for first-degree assault, jurors could consider the defendant’s behavior during the incident and toward doctors and could draw numerous inferences from the circumstances surrounding the injuries to the child victim, and the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction because the state also presented evidence [&h[...]
Criminal Law : Robbery – Accomplice Liability – Sufficiency Of Evidence
State v. Brown (MLW No. 72061/Case No. ED105390 – 20 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)
Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Guilty Plea – Accomplice Liability
Creighton v. State (MLW No. 71729/Case No. ED105686 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)
Criminal Law : Accomplice Liability – Felony Murder – Sufficiency Of Evidence
State v. Cunningham (MLW No. 71574/Case No. ED105080 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, James M. Dowd, J.)
Criminal Law : Accomplice Liability – Sufficiency Of Evidence – Burglary
State v. Stone (MLW No. 71200/Case No. WD79949 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Witt, J.)
Criminal Law : Accomplice Liability – Methamphetamine Manufacture
State v. Russell (MLW No. 71193/Case No. ED105097 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Page, J.)
Juvenile Law : Delinquency Finding – Accomplice Liability – Sufficiency Of Evidence
In the Interest of: S.B.A. (MLW No. 71106/Case No. ED104664 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)
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State v. Webber (MLW No. 69970/Case No. WD78851 – 23 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Newton, J.)
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State v. McBenge (MLW No. 69900/Case No. ED102147 – 40 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)
Criminal Law : First-Degree Murder – Accomplice Liability – Deliberation
State v. McBenge (MLW No. 69899/Case No. ED102277 – 46 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)
Criminal Law : Instructions – Accomplice Liability – Getaway Driver
State v. Fields (MLW No. 68702/Case No. WD78092 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.)
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