Section 7.22 Physical Evidence

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3. (§7.22) Physical Evidence

Rule 25.05(A)(3) requires the defendant to disclose to the state any physical evidence such as books, papers, documents, or photographs that the defendant intends to introduce at trial. In State v. Mack, 855 S.W.2d 457, 458 (Mo. App. E.D. 1993), the appellate court found that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it excluded the defendant’s photographs of an arrest scene because the defendant had not disclosed them to the state. Similarly, in State v. Gray, 741...