Legal Opinion
State v. Stokes
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided August 31, 1982No. 61963Published
1Opinion of the Court
638 S.W.2d 715 (1982)
STATE of Missouri, Respondent,
v.
Winford L. STOKES, Appellant.
No. 61963.
Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.
August 31, 1982.
Rehearing Denied October 7, 1982.
Howard E. McNier, St. Louis, for appellant.
John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Nancy Kelley Baker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.
MORGAN, Judge.
The appellant, Winford L. Stokes, was tried to a jury which found him guilty of capital murder and assessed his punishment at death. Secs. 565.001, 565.008 and 565.012, RSMo 1978. Judgment was entered accordingly and he has appealed to this Court which has exclusive…
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Chaffin v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. NewlonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
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