Legal Opinion
State v. Montjoy
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 10, 1979No. 10844PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOGAN, Judge.
A jury has found Louis Montjoy guilty of robbery in the first degree, as defined and denounced by § 560.120, RSMo 1969, V.A. M.S., now repealed. His punishment has been assessed at imprisonment for a term of 10 years. He appeals.
The State made proof of the constitutive elements of the crime by one Delores Cook, manager of the E-Z Food Mart (the store) in Sikeston, Missouri. Just before the robbery was committed, Mrs. Cook had made a purchase and had counted the money in her purse. There was “approximately” $129 in her wallet, which was in her purse.
Shortly thereafter, three young…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. TreadwaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. MearsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
- Douglas v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Gardner v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- State v. OhmesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- State v. AndersonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980