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· 3/15/1898

Sherer v. Akers

Citations

  • 74 Mo. App. 217
  • 1898 Mo. App. LEXIS 298

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  • recognizing this court will not reverse the trial court's decision regarding a Rule 403 objection absent an abuse of discretion and resulting prejudice
  • explaining \the objective manner in which [the expert] presented the photographs mitigated\ the tendency to suggest a decision on an improper basis
  • stating \[p]hotos that corroborate important testimony on issues significant to the case may have very high probative value\
  • upholding the admission of autopsy photos to corroborate State's expert witness and to refute the testimony of defense's expert
  • stating this court will not reverse the trial court's decision regarding a Rule 403 objection absent an abuse of discretion
  • illustrating a forensic pathologist, who performed the autopsy, may testify regarding the victim's cause of death based on the forensic pathologist's personal observations of the victim's wounds while performing the autopsy

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Judges: Bond

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