Supreme Court of Missouri· 5/26/2009

State v. Johnson

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284 S.W.3d 561
2009 Mo. LEXIS 137
2009 WL 1456341

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holding that “[r]arely is plain error relief granted for a closing argument claim, absent an objection, because it may be a strategic decision by counsel”
holding that plain error during closing requires the defendant to prove that the argument had a decisive effect, established by reviewing the whole record and not just an isolated segment of the record
finding defense counsel’s statement of “no objection” to the admission of an exhibit into the evidentiary record waives plain error review on appeal
upholding a death sentence and finding no error for failure to instruct on the lesser include offenses requested by the defendant
“Plain error review does not apply when a party affirmatively states that it has no objection to evidence an opposing party is attempting to introduce or for a trial strategy reason.”
trial court instructed jury on charged offense of first-degree murder and on lesser-included offense of second-degree murder, but refused the defendant’s request for instructions on second-degree murder without sudden passion and voluntary manslaughter

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Judges: Price, Stith, Russell, Wolff, Breckenridge, Fischer, Teitelman

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