Legal Opinion

State v. Richards

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided April 12, 1971No. 55721PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

David Harrison Richards, Allen Edward Smith, and Winford LaVern Stokes were indicted for murder, first degree, of Ignatius DiManuele on April 30-May 1, 1969. Upon his separate trial, defendant David Harrison Richards was convicted by a jury, his punishment was assessed at life imprisonment, and judgment and sentence were rendered accordingly. §§ 559.010, 559.030, V.A.M.S.

Appellant tacitly concedes the sufficiency of evidence to support the verdict. At approximately 10:30 p. m., April 30, 1969, Izetta Hamilton, Paul Body, and John (Babe) Johnson, together with others,…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. State v. BolderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  2. State v. MitchellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
  3. State v. GilmoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  4. State v. CrowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  5. State v. MudgettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975

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