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State v. Terry

Citations

  • 304 S.W.3d 105
  • 2010 Mo. LEXIS 14
  • 2010 WL 454862

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating the “ethical norm” for state attorneys “is to see that justice is done—not necessarily to obtain or sustain a conviction”
  • finding newly discovered evidence of paternity was sufficient to demonstrate the witness had perjured herself, requiring the appeal to be dismissed and the case remanded so the defendant could file a motion for new trial
  • discussing State v. Mooney, 670 S.W.2d 510 (Mo. App. E.D. 1984)
  • granting motion to remand where alleged- statutory rape victim testified at trial; while pregnant, that the defendant was her only sexual partner at the time of conception, but post-trial DNA test showed that the defendant was not the baby’s father

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Judges: Michael A. Wolff

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