Legal Opinion
State v. Blackman
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 8, 1994No. 62446PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRANE, Presiding Judge.
A jury found defendant, Dennis Blackman, guilty of the offense of second degree murder in violation of § 565.021 RSMo 1986 in connection with the shooting death of a St. Louis County police officer. The trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment. Defendant appeals the judgment of the trial court.
On appeal defendant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct on sudden passion arising from adequate cause and voluntary manslaughter, in excluding psychiatric testimony on the voluntariness, weight, and credibility of his statements to police, in…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by38 opinions
- State v. RousanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
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- State v. WrightMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
- State v. HolleranMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
- State v. DanbackMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
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