KANSAS CITY v. McCOY

No. 58650.

525 S.W.2d 336 (1975)

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Respondent, v. William C. McCOY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

July 14, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron A. Wilson, City Atty., Louis W. Benecke, City Prosecutor, Walter J. O'Toole, Jr., Asst. City Prosecutor, Kansas City, for respondent.

Robert L. Shirkey, Kansas City, for appellant.


HENLEY, Judge.

This case involves the question of whether, in the trial of an accused for violation of a municipal ordinance, the confrontation clause of the sixth amendment to the federal constitution requires that an expert witness giving testimony against him be physically present in court.

William C. McCoy (defendant) was charged with, tried in the municipal court, and convicted of possession of marijuana in violation of § 18.152 of the revised ordinances...

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