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· 10/15/1885

Manz v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.

Citations

  • 87 Mo. 278

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that defendant is subject to “jeopardy for all alternative triggering events charged” when State charges elemental evidence in the alternative
  • noting that double jeopardy bars subsequent prosecution for same offense
  • implicitly reasoning that when the State knowingly withholds exculpatory evidence, it has burden of proving such evidence would not have affected verdict
  • failure of police to disclose favorable evidence to county attorney constitutes breach of duty to the defense

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Judges: Sherwood

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