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Accomplice Liability

Feb 3, 2020

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 […]

Feb 25, 2019

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[...]

Sep 12, 2018

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.)

Jun 6, 2018

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.)

Apr 18, 2018

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.)

Nov 27, 2017

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.)

Nov 27, 2017

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.)

Oct 26, 2017

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.)

Dec 8, 2016

Criminal Law : Accomplice Liability – Necessarily Incident Exception – Sentencing

State v. Webber (MLW No. 69970/Case No. WD78851 – 23 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Newton, J.)

Nov 15, 2016

Criminal Law : First-Degree Murder – Accomplice Liability – Deliberation

State v. McBenge (MLW No. 69900/Case No. ED102147 – 40 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)

Nov 15, 2016

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.)

Jan 28, 2016

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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