Supreme Court of Missouri· 4/14/1987

State v. Williams

Citations

729 S.W.2d 197
55 U.S.L.W. 2614
1987 Mo. LEXIS 285

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stating that “the well-established rule is that the legislature has plenary power to prescribe or alter rules of evidence ... in the absence of an express constitutional guarantee to the contrary”
stating that “the well-established rule is that the legislature has plenary power to prescribe or alter rules of evidence ... in the absence of an express constitutional guarantee to the contrary”
“The prevalent theme in due process cases is that in a criminal prosecution the accused must be allowed to present a complete defense.”
\The prevalent theme in due process cases is that in a criminal prosecution the accused must be allowed to present a complete defense.\
\[T]he legislature has plenary power to prescribe or alter the rules of evidence....\
also rejecting constitutional challenges thereto, id. at 200-02

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Judges: Donnelly, Higgins, Billings, Robertson, Rendlen, Welliver, Blackmar

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