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State v. Willett

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 2, 1976No. KCD 27760PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.

Edward Leon Willett was charged with two counts of first degree murder. A jury found him guilty of manslaughter on each count and sentenced him to two years imprisonment on each count. The court ordered the sentences to run consecutively.

On this appeal Willett urges reversal on (1) the unconstitutionality of the provision allowing women to be excused from jury service; (2) in refusing to allow evidence to be admitted concerning the criminal record of the two decedents, Willett’s supposed knowledge of their violent reputations and in refusing to give Willett’s…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Daniel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. State v. BakerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
  4. State v. WrightSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  5. State v. MaggittSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. NunnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. State v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. State v. PageMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. State v. CurbyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Bruce Cole v. Donald WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980

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