State v. Shelton

2 Citing cases

  1. State v. Burse

    231 S.W.3d 247 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007)   Cited 24 times

    "[I]t is well settled that a conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence is as legitimate as one founded on direct evidence." State v. Shelton, 589 S.W.2d 658, 659 (Mo.App.E.D.1979). "Even in a circumstantial evidence case, the evidence need not be conclusive of guilt, nor must the evidence exclude every hypothesis of innocence."

  2. State v. Mitchell

    622 S.W.2d 791 (Mo. Ct. App. 1981)   Cited 24 times

    There is no direct evidence of the appellant's guilt presented by the State. It is well established, however, that a conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence is as legitimate as one founded on direct evidence. State v. Shelton, 589 S.W.2d 658 (Mo.App. 1979). The circumstantial evidence need not be conclusive of guilt or demonstrate the impossibility of innocence but must be consistent with the theory of guilt and inconsistent with reasonable theories of innocence.