Supreme Court of Missouri· 1/24/1995

State v. Chambers

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891 S.W.2d 93
1994 WL 705480

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holding that statement to police made thirty-six hours after a different statement to police was not part of one confession and not admissible under the rule of completeness
holding that “counsel is not ineffective for failing to produce unavailable documents”
explaining holding in Lingar that “evidence initially inadmissible (because irrelevant) may become relevant when the opponent injects an issue”
finding incidents pertinent to the victim’s reputation for violence that occurred six or 34 ` seven years before the murder were not directly known by the defendant and were too remote to be admissible
irrelevant evidence, which would otherwise be inadmissible, can become relevant and admissible if an issue is raised on cross-examination
statement to police made 36 hours after a different statement to police was not part of one confession and not admissible under rule of completeness

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Judges: Benton

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