(Download) "State Missouri v. Thomas Schaller" by Western District Court of Appeals of Missouri ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Missouri v. Thomas Schaller
- Author : Western District Court of Appeals of Missouri
- Release Date : January 19, 1996
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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Thomas Schaller appeals his convictions of forcible rape and forcible sodomy of a 15-year-old girl. He asserts that the circuit court abused its discretion by requiring Joe Everhart, Schaller's accomplice, to assert his privilege against self-incrimination in the jury's presence. He also complains of the circuit court's permitting the state to call a rebuttal witness who had not been endorsed and of the circuit court's overruling his motion for post-conviction remedies under Rule 29.15. We affirm. Fifth Amendment Before trial, the circuit court held a conference to determine whether Everhart would assert his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself. 1 During that conference, the circuit court administered an oath to Everhart, and the prosecutor asked him: