Supreme Court of Missouri· 5/27/1997

State v. Simmons

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944 S.W.2d 165
1997 WL 206151

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holding there was no improper coercion where the officer told the suspect “it would be in his ‘best interest’ to tell the truth.”
statements by officer that cooperation is' in defendant’s best interests are not improperly coercive and do not render confession involuntary
Defendant requested, pursuant to Rule 25.04, the trial court order the State to disclose the prior criminal history, or “rap sheets” of all the State’s witnesses
“[0]fficers’ statements to a suspect that cooperating is in his or her best interests are not improperly coercive and do not, as a matter of law, render a confession involuntary.”
no error in characterizing murder defendant during guilt phase of closing argument as a “predator” who had an “evil mind” where characterizations were supported by evidence that defendant pre-meditated victim’s death and threw victim from a bridge
no error in characterizing the murder defendant during the guilt phase of closing argument as a “predator” who had an “evil mind” where the characterizations were supported by evidence that the defendant premeditated the victim’s death and threw the victim from a bridge

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Judges: Robertson

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