Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 8, 1963No. 49888PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DALTON, Judge.
Defendant was charged and convicted of murder in the first degree and the jury fixed his punishment at death. Motion for a new trial was filed and overruled and an appeal taken to this court.
The information filed in the Circuit Court of Pemiscot County on February 5, 1962, charged defendant with the murder of one Brenda Joyce Raines on December 22, 1961, by using a dangerous and deadly weapon, to wit, a shotgun loaded with gunpowder and leaden balls, to shoot and strike her and also by using it as a heavy blunt instrument to strike and beat her to death.
Apparently the defendant…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by44 opinions
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