Legal Opinion
Bolder v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 1986No. WD 36667PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TURNAGE, Judge.
Martsay Bolder filed a motion pursuant to Rule 27.26 to vacate the sentence of death imposed upon him for the murder of a fellow inmate in the state penitentiary. The trial court denied relief. 1 Bolder contends the court erred in failing to find that he had been denied effective assistance of counsel, in refusing to sustain a constitutional challenge to the death penalty, in failing to find that his jury was conviction prone because of the exclusion of persons who were opposed to the death penalty, and in refusing to allow funds to hire experts. Affirmed.
Bolder was found…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Morris v. SlappySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- John A. Spinkellink, 1 v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Thomas Henry Battle v. Paul K. DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Martsay Bolder, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Bill Armontrout, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Guinan v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- Battle v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- Zeitvogel v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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