Supreme Court of Missouri· 4/28/1978

State v. Davis

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566 S.W.2d 437
1978 Mo. LEXIS 350

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holding that prosecutor’s argument using impeaching statements as substantive evidence constituted plain error because it had a decisive effect on the jury
errors in closing argument ordinarily do not justify relief as plain error, unless they had a decisive effect on the jury
errors in closing argument ordinarily do not justify relief as plain error, unless they had a decisive effect on the jury
State’s argument used impeaching statements of witnesses as substantive evidence of facts to which statements related
State's argument used impeaching statements of witnesses as substantive evidence of facts to which statements related

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Judges: Morgan, Turnage, Bardgett, Seiler, Donnelly, Finch, Henley, Rendlen

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