Legal Opinion
State v. Hurt
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 12, 1984No. 13156PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAUS, Presiding Judge.
On July 18, 1981, inmate Frank Hood was found stabbed to death in his cell in the Missouri State Penitentiary. He and the defendant had been cellmates for approximately two weeks. The defendant was charged with the capital murder of Hood under § 565.001. In a bifurcated trial a jury first found him guilty of capital murder and then fixed his punishment at life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole for 50 years. He was sentenced accordingly. A brief summary of the basic facts will provide a sufficient background for consideration of the points presented.
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. FeltropSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- State v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- State v. HowardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
- State v. ZeitvogelSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- State v. BurkeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
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