Legal Opinion
State v. Ellis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 11, 1946No. 39330PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
Fred Ellis, appellant, was found to be one of the murderers of Mary Santo and was sentenced to death.
Mary Santo, fifty-six years old, lived in a lonely section in hilly and wooded country two miles northwest of Pacific in Franklin County. Her closest neighbor was about a quarter of a mile away, the house almost obscured from view by the hills. About 9:30 .on Sunday morning, December 12, 1943 a caller at Mrs. Santo’s home noticed the kitchen door open and smoke coming out. Upon entering he noticed the stove was overturned, the room in confusion and blood on the .floor. He heard a groan, went…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Malinski v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ashcraft v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Lyons v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- State v. LasterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
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