Supreme Court of Missouri· 4/13/1999

State v. Rhodes

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988 S.W.2d 521
1999 Mo. LEXIS 18
1999 WL 203560

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discussing claim that trial court should have taken sua sponte action during closing argument
finding it was improper for the prosecutor to tell jurors to imagine their necks being broken and then imagine themselves asphyxiating as a result
relying on the pre-definition opinion in State v. Williams to support the proposition that “[a]rguments by prosecutors attempting to define reasonable doubt represent reversible error.”
discussing claim that trial court should have taken sua sponte action during closing argument
error in prosecutor's penalty phase closing argument having constitutional implications resulted in remand for new penalty phase hearing
error in prosecutor’s penalty phase closing argument having constitutional implications resulted in remand for new penalty phase hearing

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