Legal Opinion

State v. Thomas

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 29, 1984No. 45822PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge.

Willie C. Thomas appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis whereby he was found guilty of the offense of murder second degree, § 565.-004 RSMo 1978, 1 and was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections as a persistent offender. We affirm.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury verdict. Because of the issues raised on appeal a brief statement of the procedural history of the case and the facts will be sufficient for this appeal.

Appellant was charged with capital…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. State v. SloanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
  3. State v. GreerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  4. Missouri v. GreerSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. State v. StidhamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. MerrittMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. State v. McGeeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. JOSEPH NICHOLAS BECK, JR., — v. MICHAEL BOWERSOX, —Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  4. State v. GarciaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. State v. BrownMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992

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