Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 12, 1948No. 40387PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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DOUGLAS, P. J.
William Clinton Smith was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for first degree robbery for taking a wallet while armed with a knife from David Matthews. He had a fair trial, and the sentence must be affirmed.
Matthews was walking along "Warne Avenue in St. -Louis between 12:15 A. m. and 12:30 A. M. on February 16, 1945. As he approached the alley between Kennerly and Lincoln Avenues he noticed two men standing in the mouth of the alley.under a street light. He passed them. After he passed them one of them walked by him, turned and pushed a gun in his stomach and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- State v. HubbardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- People v. . RadcliffeNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- State v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- State v. KrebsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. NealSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
- State v. ScownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
- State v. ReeceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- State v. HindmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
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