Richard D. Gray Missouri Cases

Richard D. Gray appealed his convictions for first-degree involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault following a fatal single-vehicle accident. He challenged the trial court's admission of a warrantless blood draw and his statements to police, the exclusion of expert testimony regarding his general intelligence, and the denial of his motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no error in the admission of evidence or the denial of a new trial, applying the precedent set by *Mitchell v. Wisconsin* regarding warrantless blood draws.

Richard D. Gray appealed his conviction for involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault. The appellate court had previously remanded the case for the trial court to hold a hearing on newly discovered evidence. However, the trial court denied Gray's motion for a continuance to secure a witness for this hearing, subsequently denying the motion for a new trial without hearing the evidence. The appellate court reversed the denial of the continuance and remanded the case, finding the trial court abused its discretion and failed to follow its mandate, ordering a hearing on the newly discovered evidence.