Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Reginald Clemons v. Steve Larkins, Superintendent

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 24, 2015No. SC90197Published

1Opinion of the Court

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE ex rel. REGINALD CLEMONS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. SC90197 ) STEVE LARKINS, SUPERINTENDENT, ) ) Respondent. ) ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN HABEAS CORPUS Opinion issued November 24, 2015 Reginald Clemons was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the April 5, 1991 murders of sisters, Julie Kerry and Robin Kerry. Mr. Clemons filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in this Court, seeking to vacate his convictions because he claims that newly discovered evidence shows that he was prejudiced when the state violated Brady…

2Cases cited81 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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