Legal Opinion

Forrest v. State

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 16, 2009No. SC 89343PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Judge.

I. Introduction

A jury found Earl Forrest guilty of three counts of first-degree murder and recommended three death sentences. The trial court entered a judgment adopting the jury’s recommendation, which this Court affirmed in State v. Forrest, 183 S.W.3d 218 (Mo. banc 2006). Forrest’s motion for post-conviction relief under Rule 29.15 was overruled by the motion court. He appeals; this Court has exclusive jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 10; order of June 16, 1988. The judgment denying post-conviction relief is affirmed.

II. Facts

On December 9, 2002, Forrest…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. State v. TokarSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996
  2. Worthington v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005
  3. State v. ForrestSupreme Court of Missouri · 2006
  4. State v. StoreySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  5. State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003

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3Cited by79 opinions

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  5. State v. McFaddenSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012

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