Legal Opinion

Hayes v. State

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided July 15, 1986No. 67793PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKMAR, Judge.

The appellant was charged with second degree murder and convicted of manslaughter, receiving a sentence of nine years. The conviction was affirmed on direct appeal, State v. Hayes, 668 S.W.2d 118 (Mo.App.1984), without a published opinion. He then filed a motion under Rule 27.26. The trial court denied relief but the Court of Appeals, Western District, reversed and ordered a new trial. We granted transfer to consider the important procedural questions involved, and likewise reverse.

The appellant shot and killed Cecil Gilley on October 27, 1982 following an argument in the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. State v. BrooksMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. WellsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  2. State v. KezerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. State v. ParkerMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. State v. DayringerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. State v. SimontonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001

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