Section 23.17 Acts After the Crime Charged

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5. (§23.17) Acts After the Crime Charged

The conduct of the defendant, after the commission of the offense, that tends to connect the defendant with the crime, even though not a part of the res gestae, may be relevant to the question of guilt. State v. Lee, 404 S.W.2d 740, 750 (Mo. 1966). Specific types of activity providing inferences of guilt include the following:

· Flight from the scene or vicinity of the crime. State v. Rodden, 728 S.W.2d 212 (Mo. banc 1987), cert. denied, 499 U.S. 970 (1991); State v. Spica, 389 S.W.2d 35, 53 (Mo. 1965), cert. denied, 383 U.S. 972 (1966).

· Resisting arrest, or the threat of arrest. State v. Stepter, 794 S.W.2d 649, 656 (Mo. banc 1990); State v. Kilgore, 447 S.W.2d 544, 547 (Mo. 1969).

· Concealment of...