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State of Missouri vs. Greg Hallgrimson

Decision date: UnknownWD86680

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Cynthia L. Martin

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Affirmed

Procedural posture: Direct appeal from conviction

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  1. Issue: Whether the trial court abused its discretion in admitting generalized expert testimony about domestic abuse over a logical relevancy objection.

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion because the testimony became logically relevant to counter the defendant's theory that the victim's delayed reporting indicated she was at fault for her injuries.

    Standard of review: abuse of discretion

  2. Issue: Whether the trial court abused its discretion by limiting defense counsel's cross-examination of the victim regarding whether her injuries would have occurred if she had not struck the defendant first.

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion because the question called for speculation and testimony not based on the witness's personal first-hand knowledge.

    Standard of review: abuse of discretion

  3. Issue: Whether the trial court plainly erred by submitting an incomplete definition of "knowingly" in the jury instructions for first-degree domestic assault.

    No plain error occurred because the submitted definition conformed with one of the authorized MAI-CR definitions, and the defendant failed to establish evident, obvious, or clear error or manifest injustice.

    Standard of review: plain error review

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