Legal Opinion
Byrd v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 12, 1986No. 50685PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAROHL, Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief under Rule 27.26. Movant was convicted of four counts of capital murder after a jury trial and was sentenced to death on each count. The conviction was affirmed by the Missouri Supreme Court in State v. Byrd, 676 S.W.2d 494 (Mo. banc 1984), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1230, 105 S.Ct. 1233, 84 L.Ed.2d 370 (1985). The facts sufficient to support the conviction are stated in the opinion on direct appeal.
The motion was heard on the basis of movant’s pro-se motion. The motion alleged five grounds in support of a request for a new…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Allen v. HardySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Seales v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Maurice Oscar Byrd v. William Armontrout, Warden of Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Maurice Oscar Byrd v. Paul Delo, Superintendent, State Correctional Facility at Potosi, and Attorney General of the State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Maurice Oscar Byrd v. Paul Delo, Superintendent, State Correctional Facility at Potosi, and Attorney General of the State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Byrd v. ArmontroutDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1988
- Kirk v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
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