Legal Opinion
State v. Zindel
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 23, 1996No. 78084PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIMBAUGH, Judge.
John Zindel appeals his conviction for first degree murder and armed criminal action and his sentence of life in prison without parole. The Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed his conviction by order, without opinion, pursuant to Rules 30.25(b) and 84.16(b). This Court granted transfer. Rules 30.27 and 83.03. We now reverse and remand for a new trial.
I
On Wednesday, February 20, 1991, John Zindel shot and killed Clarice Jablonski as she walked out of her house to her car on her way to church. This fact was not disputed by Zindel at trial. The only issue was Zin-del’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wainwright v. GreenfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
- State v. WiseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
- State v. StuartSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
- State v. NolanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
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3Cited by34 opinions
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