State v. Weaver, No. 71051

CourtUnited States State Supreme Court of Missouri
Writing for the CourtHOLSTEIN; BENTON, PRICE, LIMBAUGH, ROBERTSON and COVINGTON, JJ., and EDWARDS; WHITE
Citation912 S.W.2d 499
PartiesSTATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. William WEAVER, Appellant.
Decision Date19 December 1995
Docket NumberNo. 71051
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93 practice notes
  • State v. Deck, No. 80821
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Missouri
    • June 1, 1999
    ...the alleged defect, survived essentially the same constitutional challenge under Mills that is now brought in this case. State v. Weaver, 912 S.W.2d 499, 518 (Mo. banc 1995); Petary, 790 S.W.2d at 245. Although the alleged defect in this case was the omission of the final paragraph of the i......
  • State v. Kinder, No. 75082
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Missouri
    • December 17, 1996
    ...argument of counsel, and its rulings are reversible only for abuse of discretion where argument is plainly unwarranted. State v. Weaver, 912 S.W.2d 499, 512 (Mo. banc 1995), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 117 S.Ct. 153, 136 L.Ed.2d 98 (1996). It is clear that the State can permissibly argue t......
  • Martin v. State , CR–07–0276.
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • April 16, 2010
    ...a race-neutral reason for a peremptory strike. See, e.g., Morris v. State, 246 Ga.App. 260, 540 S.E.2d 244 (2000), and State v. Weaver, 912 S.W.2d 499 (Mo.1995) (both holding that hesitancy in answering questions is a race-neutral reason for striking a prospective juror). In addition, the f......
  • Luong v. State, CR–08–1219.
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • April 17, 2015
    ...of the witnesses were well within the range of the prosecutor's adversarial responsibilities in making closing argument.”State v. Weaver, 912 S.W.2d 499, 513 (Mo.1995).The prosecutor's argument in rebuttal that Luong's defense was “an excuse” did not constitute error. Neither did it “so inf......
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  • State v. Deck, No. 80821
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Missouri
    • June 1, 1999
    ...the alleged defect, survived essentially the same constitutional challenge under Mills that is now brought in this case. State v. Weaver, 912 S.W.2d 499, 518 (Mo. banc 1995); Petary, 790 S.W.2d at 245. Although the alleged defect in this case was the omission of the final paragraph of the i......
  • State v. Kinder, No. 75082
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Missouri
    • December 17, 1996
    ...argument of counsel, and its rulings are reversible only for abuse of discretion where argument is plainly unwarranted. State v. Weaver, 912 S.W.2d 499, 512 (Mo. banc 1995), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 117 S.Ct. 153, 136 L.Ed.2d 98 (1996). It is clear that the State can permissibly argue t......
  • Martin v. State , CR–07–0276.
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • April 16, 2010
    ...a race-neutral reason for a peremptory strike. See, e.g., Morris v. State, 246 Ga.App. 260, 540 S.E.2d 244 (2000), and State v. Weaver, 912 S.W.2d 499 (Mo.1995) (both holding that hesitancy in answering questions is a race-neutral reason for striking a prospective juror). In addition, the f......
  • Luong v. State, CR–08–1219.
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • April 17, 2015
    ...of the witnesses were well within the range of the prosecutor's adversarial responsibilities in making closing argument.”State v. Weaver, 912 S.W.2d 499, 513 (Mo.1995).The prosecutor's argument in rebuttal that Luong's defense was “an excuse” did not constitute error. Neither did it “so inf......
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