Legal Opinion

Missildine v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 25, 1993No. CR 93-569Published

1Opinion of the Court

863 S.W.2d 813 (1993)

314 Ark. 500

Minnie Marie MISSILDINE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. CR 93-569.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 25, 1993.

Jim Pedigo, Hope, for appellant.

Gil Dudley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

GLAZE, Justice.

On December 3, 1991, the appellant, Minnie Marie Missildine, shot her daughter, Sheila Robertson, in the head causing her death. Following trial by jury, Missildine was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

As background, Missildine had had psychiatric problems for a number of years, had been hospitalized…

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Gardner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  3. Sheridan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  4. Missildine v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  5. Novak v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985

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