Legal Opinion
State v. Rodden
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 25, 1986No. 13960PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROW, Judge.
A jury found James Edward Rodden (“defendant”) guilty of the capital murder of Joseph Robert Arnold (“Arnold”), § 565.001, RSMo 1978, 1 and fixed punishment at imprisonment during defendant’s natural life, without eligibility for probation or parole until he has served a minimum of 50 years of his sentence. § 565.-008.1, RSMo 1978. 2 The trial court entered judgment and sentence accordingly.
Defendant appeals, briefing three assignments of error, the first of which is that the evidence was insufficient to support the finding of guilty. In resolving that issue, we consider the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Bottoson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- State v. GuinanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. RoddenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- State v. MiddletonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
- Rodden v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
- State v. RodneyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- State v. BrownMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
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