State v. Amerson
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSER, Commissioner.
A two-count indictment charged Glenn R. Amerson with the first degree murder of Ira Rankins and assault with intent to kill James Johnson, with malice. Defendant appeals, following his conviction on the murder charge and sentence by a jury to life imprisonment. The jury acquitted defendant of the assault charge. This Court has jurisdiction under its order of April 9, 1973.
From the testimony introduced on behalf of the State the jury could find the following facts: At 2:45 a. m. on August 7, 1971 Ira Rankins and his wife Joyce, James Johnson and Dexter Dozier were sitting…
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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- State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
- William Merle Canaday v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
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- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
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