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State v. Davis

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 7, 1974No. KCD 26880PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

Appellant, Josephine Davis, was charged by information in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, with the crime of murder, second degree. The jury found her not guilty of murder, second degree, but did find her guilty of manslaughter. The jury being unable to agree on the punishment, the court fixed her punishment at 10 years in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections.

From the evidence presented at her trial, the jury could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that on the night of March 22, 1972, appellant went to the apartment of Curtis Ferrell and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. MooreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  2. State v. StrongSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  3. State v. DowlingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1941
  4. State v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. State v. MaddenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. DodsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  3. State v. LoveMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. State v. HealeyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. State v. GordonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975

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