Missouri Court of Appeals· 8/4/1992

State v. Foster

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838 S.W.2d 60
1992 Mo. App. LEXIS 1276
1992 WL 182247

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calling client a A lowlife, @ A creep, @ and A pervert @ when defendant was an admitted pedophile and had two prior sexual abuse convictions was a legitimate trial strategy and not so unreasonable as to constitute ineffective assistance of counsel
in context of child abuse statute, court held “this definition fits comfortably within the purpose of the statute, and thus, although not necessarily the complete statutory definition, it is a proper and acceptable definition”
in context of child abuse statute, court held “this definition fits comfortably within the purpose of the statute, and thus, although not necessarily the complete statutory definition, it is a proper and acceptable definition”
affirming conviction for child abuse under § 568.060.1(2)

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Judges: Crandall, Grimm, Satz

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