Legal Opinion

Anderson v. State

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 20, 2018No. SC 96548PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGeorge W. Draper Iii, Judge

Terrance Anderson (hereinafter, "Movant") was convicted by a jury of two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Stephen Rainwater (hereinafter, "Stephen") and Debbie Rainwater (hereinafter, "Debbie").1 The circuit court adopted the jury's recommendations and sentenced Movant to serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole for Stephen's murder and sentenced him to death for Debbie's murder. This Court affirmed Movant's convictions.

This appeal concerns the motion court's judgment overruling Movant's Rule 29.15 motion after an evidentiary hearing. This Court…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Rompilla v. BeardSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Carlton L. Porter, Movant/Appellant v. State of Missouri, Respondent/Respondent.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2019
  2. WILLIAM E. COPHER, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-RespondentMissouri Court of Appeals · 2019
  3. JAMES L. JARRETT, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-RespondentMissouri Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. RYAN N. EVANS, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-RespondentMissouri Court of Appeals · 2019
  5. Aaron Hecker v. State of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 2023

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