Legal Opinion

State v. Scott

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 12, 1974No. 58261PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

Louis Andrew Scott was convicted by a jury of murder, first degree. His punishment was assessed at life imprisonment and sentence and judgment were rendered accordingly. (Appeal taken February 15, 1973; jurisdiction retained pursuant to order April 9, 1973.)

As on previous appeal, appellant does not question the sufficiency of evidence to sustain his conviction and the evidence, including a confession of defendant, would permit the jury reasonably to find: that on April 28, 1967, Louis Andrew Scott and two others, armed with a sawed-off shotgun and a pistol, robbed a…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. People v. StadnickCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
  4. United States v. Paul Nathaniel HallCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
  5. State v. SmartSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. State v. GarrettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  2. State v. OlinghouseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  3. State v. BettsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  4. Joy v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2008
  5. State v. LumsdenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979

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