Legal Opinion
State of Missouri v. Pierre Clay
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 9, 2016No. SC94954PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaura Denvir Stith, Judge
The State appeals the trial court’s holding that the right to bear arms set out in article I,-section 23 of the Missouri Constitution is violated by section 571.070.1,1 which prohibits nonviolent felons from possessing firearms. The trial court based its ruling on the adoption of Amendment 5 in August 2014, which added language to article I, section 23 requiring; inter alia, strict scrutiny of laws restricting the right to bear arms as set out in section 23 and further declaring that “nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the general assembly from enacting general laws which…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Burdick v. TakushiSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by11 opinions
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