Legal Opinion
State v. Adams
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 16, 1973No. 56772PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONNELLY, Judge.
Appellant, Robert Fay Adams, was convicted of murder in the second degree by a jury in the Circuit Court of Greene County, Missouri, and his punishment was assessed at imprisonment for a term of forty years. Following rendition of judgment and imposition of sentence, an appeal was perfected to this Court. We affirm.
The appeal having been taken to this Court prior to January 1, 1972, the effective date of new Article V of the Constitution, we have jurisdiction pursuant to then Art. V, § 3 of the Missouri Constitution, V.A.M.S.
Appellant and his wife, Willa Lee Adams, lived with…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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- Stoner v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by21 opinions
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