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STATE v. VORHEES

No. SC 88553.

248 S.W.3d 585 (2008)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Shane A. VORHEES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Jayne T. Woods, Shaun J. Mackelprang, Assistant Attorneys General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.

MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.

Introduction

The question presented here is whether evidence of other, uncharged offenses can be admitted in a criminal trial — not to establish the identity of the offender but to corroborate the testimony of the alleged victim that the offense occurred.

This Court in State v. Ellison held that section 566.0251, which authorized such evidence, is unconstitutional, on...

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