Supreme Court overrules enhancement determined after jury deliberations

By: Donna Walter January 28, 2009

State law requires prosecutors to plead and prove a defendant is a prior offender before the case is submitted to the jury, a deeply divided Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday. For Michael Teer, the decision means 16 years off his 20-year sentence, though he has been in prison since 1996. In 1994, he was involved in an ...

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Prior offender status must be proved up front

Supreme Court overrules enhancement determined after jury deliberations

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