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State v. Smith

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Six
Mar 25, 1986
705 S.W.2d 584 (Mo. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. 49719.

January 14, 1986. Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied February 18, 1986. Application to Transfer Denied March 25, 1986.

Debra Buie Arnold, Public Defender, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.

John Munson Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Convicted defendant challenges only the denial of his motion to strike a venireman who had vaguely answered defendant's verbose, complex question concerning presumption of innocence. Before and after this the venireman had declared he presumed defendant was innocent.

The ruling was within the trial court's discretion; no error of law appears and a full opinion would have no precedential value.

Affirmed in accordance with Rule 30.25(b).

KELLY, P.J., and KAROHL, J., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Smith

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Six
Mar 25, 1986
705 S.W.2d 584 (Mo. Ct. App. 1986)
Case details for

State v. Smith

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF MISSOURI, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. PATRICK SMITH…

Court:Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Six

Date published: Mar 25, 1986

Citations

705 S.W.2d 584 (Mo. Ct. App. 1986)

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