Legal Opinion
Lee v. Kemna
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 22, 2002No. 00-6933PublishedCited by 481 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsbueg
Petitioner Remon Lee asserts that a Missouri trial court deprived him of due process when the court refused to grant an overnight continuance of his trial. Lee sought the continuance to locate subpoenaed, previously present, but suddenly missing witnesses key to his defense against felony charges. On direct review, the Missouri Court of Appeals disposed of the case on a state procedural ground. That court found the continuance motion defective under the State’s rules. It therefore declined to consider the merits of Lee’s plea that the trial court had denied him a fair opportunity to present a…
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