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State v. Blocker

Citations

  • 133 S.W.3d 502
  • 2004 Mo. LEXIS 65
  • 2004 WL 1049173

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  • holding that the trial court erred in denying a continuance when the defense’s witness, who was under subpoena, was temporarily unavailable due to a family medical emergency
  • finding the trial court committed reversible error in denying a motion for a continuance “[u]nder the circumstances of this case”
  • “If a continuance is not likely to result in the presence of the witness at trial, the court will not be held to have abused its discretion in denying the continuance.”
  • implicitly finding defendant was- prejudiced by the denial of a motion for a continuance based on temporary unavailability of a witness where witness’s testimony involved and could affect jury questions which related to the State’s ability to prove its case

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Judges: Richard B. Teitelman

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