Legal Opinion
State v. Erwin
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 23, 1993No. 74887PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLSTEIN, Judge.
Defendant was charged with first degree murder, § 565.020,1 but was convicted upon jury trial of second degree murder, § 565.-021, and sentenced to life imprisonment. In addition, he was charged and convicted of armed criminal action, § 571.015, with a sentence of fifty years’ imprisonment. The sentences were to be served consecutively. Following opinion, the case was transferred to this Court. Mo. Const. art. V, §10. The issue motivating transfer is whether defendant’s due process rights are violated because he could not rely on intoxication as a defense and because the…
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