State v. Sutton
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Commissioner.
Charged with murder in the shooting of her husband, a jury found the appellant, Helen Frances Sutton, guilty “of involuntary manslaughter by reason of culpable negligence” and fixed her punishment at two years’ imprisonment.
Lonnie Sutton and Helen had both been previously married and three of her children, boys 7 and 8 and Julia, age 15, lived with them. It should be interpolated that, especially after beer drinking bouts, Lonnie’s and Helen’s life was rough and tempestuous, marked by violent cursings and fights. On July 22, 1967, there was an all-day picnic at Sunset…
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2Cases cited35 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McDonald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- State v. WileySupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- State v. PrestonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
- Helen Frances Sutton Root v. Isabel H. GauperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- State v. ByrdSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
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