STATE v. JUSTUS

No. SC 87604.

205 S.W.3d 872 (2006)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Samuel L. JUSTUS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

November 21, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen H. Flottman, Office of Public Defender, Columbia, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Karen L. Kramer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondent.


MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Chief Justice.

Samuel Justus challenges his conviction for child molestation in the first degree on the basis that admission of certain hearsay statements of the alleged child victim violated his constitutional right to confront and cross-examine the witness against him because the child did not testify at trial and Justus had no prior opportunity to cross-examine her. In the alternative, Justus argues that the out-of-court statements did not have...

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