Missouri Court of Appeals· 5/30/2000

State v. Williams

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24 S.W.3d 101
2000 WL 363181

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explaining that the merger doctrine applies to merge the underlying felony into the homicide when the underlying felony is the same act that was alleged to have caused victim’s death
finding no prejudice even if the trial court erred in overruling defendant’s objection to State’s closing argument in light of the overwhelming evidence of defendant’s guilt
noting the legislature excluded murder and manslaughter as predicate felonies for felony murder and in specifically doing so, meant for those exclusions to be the only limitations on the felony-murder offense
noting the legislature excluded murder and manslaughter as predicate felonies for felony murder and in specifically doing so, meant for those exclusions to be the only limitations on the felony-murder offense
discussing legislative history and development of merger doctrine since Shock

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Judges: Smart, Ellis, Smith

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