(DOWNLOAD) "State Missouri v. Eric Massey" by Western District Court of Appeals of Missouri " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Missouri v. Eric Massey
- Author : Western District Court of Appeals of Missouri
- Release Date : January 15, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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Robert W. Berrey, III, Judge Eric Massey appeals his convictions in a jury trial of forcible rape, section 566.030, RSMo 1986, and assault in the first degree, section 565.050, RSMo 1986, for which he was given consecutive sentences of life and fifteen (15) years respectively. Appellant alleges four points of error, specifically: (1) that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to dismiss Count II, assault in the first degree, because the charge was vindictively filed; (2) that the trial court erred in its failure to give a verdict possibilities instruction; (3) that the trial court erred in allowing the prosecutor to inquire as to the outcome of prior criminal trials on which prospective jurors had served; and (4) that the trial court erred in admitting certain blood sample exhibits and testimony pertaining thereto as no proper identification or chain of custody was established. On December 5, 1986, an indictment was filed, charging appellant, Eric Massey, with the forcible rape of O. S. Bond was set at $75,000. On March 20, 1987, Massey was released on bond. On March 24, 1987, a felony complaint was filed by assistant prosecutor Carol Barnett charging Massey with assault in the first degree. This assault charge was based upon the stabbing of O. S during the same incident in which the rape occurred. The state requested consolidation of the charges, designating them as Count I and Count II. The case went to trial on July 8, 1987.