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.)

Tagged with: Attorney-Client Calls Criminal Law First-Degree Murder Sufficiency Of Evidence

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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State v. Meine (MLW No. 68278/Case No. ED101136 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Sullivan, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law First-Degree Murder Lesser-Included Offense Prejudice

State v. Plunkett (MLW No. 68210/Case No. WD77406 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

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