Legal Opinion
Echols v. Kemna
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 26, 2007No. 06-3378PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Alan Echols was convicted of first degree murder and armed criminal action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri. Before being sentenced, Echols fled the jurisdiction and remained at large for eight years. After his capture, Echols was sentenced to a term of life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder and an additional eight years’ imprisonment for his armed criminal action conviction. Echols filed a direct appeal to challenge his convictions. The Missouri Court of Appeals, despite the state of Missouri’s objection on escape rule grounds, heard…
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