Legal Opinion
Bolder v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 18, 1989No. 70823PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.
Martsay Bolder appeals the dismissal without evidentiary hearing of his second Rule 27.26 motion to vacate or set aside the sentence of death imposed upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of capital murder. His appeal to the Court of Appeals, Western District, was transferred to this Court prior to opinion. We affirm the judgment of the circuit court.
On March 14, 1979 appellant was an inmate in the Missouri State Penitentiary serving a life sentence for first degree murder. On that date appellant stabbed another inmate, Theron King, who died as a result of infection…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Martsay Bolder, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Bill Armontrout, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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- Martsay Bolder, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Bill Armontrout, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990