Supreme Court of Missouri· 1/26/2010

State v. Deck

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303 S.W.3d 527
2010 Mo. LEXIS 6
2010 WL 290450

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holding that preserved claim of trial court error during closing argument is reviewed for an abuse of discretion
holding proportionality review warranted death sentence despite defendant’s confession after hiding evidence and providing false alibis to law enforcement
holding proportionality review warranted death sentence despite defendant’s confession after hiding evidence and providing false alibis to law enforcement
“[t]he State has wide latitude in closing arguments, but closing arguments must not go beyond the evidence presented”
“[T]he failure to read a mandatory instruction did not result in plain error if the jury was otherwise conveyed the information.”
counsel “has wide latitude in closing arguments, but closing arguments must not go beyond the evidence presented”

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Judges: Zel M. Fischer

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