Legal Opinion

State v. Gray

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 7, 1987No. WD 37180PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHANGLER, Presiding Judge.

The defendants Gray and Ballard were convicted by a jury of first degree murder for the homicide of Roy Keck in the course of robbery. § 565.003 RSMo 1978. The defendants were sentenced to terms of life imprisonment. Gary appeals from the judgment of conviction.

The victim Keck, 92 years of age, was found in his house in St. Joseph, on the floor, nude and severely beaten. His daughter Bess Thomas had come for a periodic visit and found him there on Tuesday, September 13, 1983, at about 11:40 a.m. She saw no sign of life and went for help. She soon returned with…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Patton v. YountSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. State v. NewlonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  4. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  5. State v. BannisterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. DavidsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007
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  4. State v. EricksonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. DONALD WILLIAM LANGFORDMissouri Court of Appeals · 2014

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