Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided July 14, 1975No. 58221PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Appeal from judgment and sentence of life imprisonment, entered on jury verdict finding James Ben Johnson guilty of murder in the first degree.

At around 2:30 P.M., January 23, 1970, Robert Lee Walker entered the University Jewelers Store, 6360 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri, and spoke to the proprietor, Adam Bakos, about buying a wedding ring. A second man entered and conversed with Walker. The two left together.

A short time later the two men returned to the store. Walker told Bakos he wanted to buy one of the rings he had seen. When Bakos handed him the…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Walder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. State v. RoyalSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
  2. State v. KilgoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
  3. State v. DixonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. State v. SykesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  5. State v. CarterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978

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