Supreme Court of Missouri· 12/5/2000

State v. Johns

Citations

34 S.W.3d 93
2000 Mo. LEXIS 73
2000 WL 1779262

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holding that a defendant’s due process right to be present at a critical stage of the proceeding can be waived
finding evidence that defendant held someone hostage when confronted by police was admissible in a murder trial in which the victim was not also the hostage
finding evidence that defendant held someone hostage when confronted by police was admissible in a murder trial in which the victim was not also the hostage
rejecting defendant’s claim that twenty-one witnesses in the penalty phase “was over the top,” reasoning that there were eight prior crimes and the “quantity of evidence was directly related to the seriousness of [the defendant’s] actions after the [capital murder]”
bringing gun to crime scene supported jury’s finding that defendant had deliberated
over 80% of potential jurors exposed to publicity not grounds for change of venue

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Judges: Price, Limbaugh, Covington, Holstein, Benton, Wolff, White

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