Legal Opinion
State of Missouri v. Christopher L. Collings
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided August 19, 2014No. SC92720PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE W. DRAPER III, Judge.
Christopher L. Collings (hereinafter, “Collings”) was tried and found guilty by a jury of first degree murder pursuant to *747section 565.020, RSMo 2000.1 Collings was sentenced to death, consistent with the jury’s recommendation. This Court has exclusive jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 3. For the reasons set forth below, this Court finds no reversible error in any of the points raised and the sentence imposed is proportional to the crime as required under section 565.035.3. The circuit court’s judgment is affirmed.
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2Cases cited62 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Walton v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Missouri v. SeibertSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Spano v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by24 opinions
- State of Missouri v. Demetrick TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 2015
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- Collings v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2018
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