Legal Opinion
Jessie McKim v. Jay Cassady, Warden, JCCC
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 20, 2015No. WD77803PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCynthia L. Martin, Judge
Jessie McKim (“McKim”) was convicted in 1999 in the Circuit Court of Adair County of first degree murder in the death of Wendy Wagnon (‘Wagnon”). The State charged and convicted McKim on the theo ry that McKim acted in concert with James Peavler (“Peavler”) 1 to cause Wag-non’s death by suffocation. At trial, the Boone County Medical Examiner, Dr. Jay Dix (“Dr. Dix”), testified that Wagnon’s cause of death was “asphyxiation or suffocation.”
McKim has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus (“Petition”) requesting the vacation of his conviction and a new trial because newly discovered…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- In Re: Leontae C. Hill v. Jay Cassady, In his capacity as Superintendent, Jefferson City Correctional CenterMissouri Court of Appeals · 2019
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