Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder for a killing that had occurred more than 30 years ago. On appeal, defendant argued that there was insufficient evidence for the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim’s murder was ...

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Where defendant, who was convicted of first-degree murder, argued that the trial court erred in refusing to admit evidence of an alternative suspect, the court did not err because the defendant did not show a direct connection as required, and ...

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  Where a defendant in a first-degree murder claimed that the trial court erred in allowing the state to argue facts in closing argument that were not admitted at trial, the prosecutor may argue reasonable inferences from the evidence, and ...

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State v. Hooper (MLW No. 71666/Case No. SD35025 – 23 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis Jr., J.)

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State v. Bowens (MLW No. 71498/Case No. ED104738 – 31 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)

Tagged with: Alternative Perpetrator Consent To Search Criminal Law First-Degree Murder

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

Tagged with: Accomplice Liability Criminal Law Deliberation First-Degree Murder

State v. McBenge (MLW No. 69899/Case No. ED102277 – 46 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)

Tagged with: Accomplice Liability Criminal Law Deliberation First-Degree Murder

State v. Mays (MLW No. 69472/Case No. WD78417 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.)

Tagged with: Clergy-Communicant Privilege Criminal Law First-Degree Murder vehicle search

State v. Singletary (MLW No. 69236/Case No. WD77663 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

Tagged with: Batson challenge Criminal Law Excluded Evidence First-Degree Murder

State v. Proudie (MLW No. 69211/Case No. ED102369 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Robert G. Dowd Jr., J.)

Tagged with: Batson challenge Criminal Law First-Degree Murder hearsay

State v. Fritz (MLW No. 68720/Case No. SD33505 – 22 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Bates, J.)

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