LISA D. HOOPER Missouri Cases

Lisa D. Hooper appealed her convictions for first-degree murder and armed criminal action following a jury trial. Hooper argued the trial court erred by denying her motion to dismiss, which alleged a Sixth Amendment violation due to recorded attorney-client phone calls, and challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for her convictions. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding Hooper failed to prove the existence of attorney-client privilege or prejudice, and that sufficient evidence supported the convictions, rejecting her reliance on an outdated circumstantial evidence rule.