Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided August 31, 2010No. SC 89699PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAURA DENVER STITH, Judge.
Richard D. Davis was tried and found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder and multiple counts of first-degree assault, forcible rape and forcible sodomy in connection with the deaths of Marsha Spicer and Michelle Huff Ricci. In accordance with the jury’s recommendation, the trial court sentenced Mr. Davis to death on the first-degree murder count involving Ms. Spicer. As to the remaining counts, the court sentenced Mr. Davis to 13 life sentences as a persistent sex offender, nine life sentences as a persistent offender, and two 15-year sentences as a persistent…
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3Cited by56 opinions
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