Legal Opinion

State v. Lenza

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 24, 1979No. 39114PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEWART, Judge.

Defendant, Michael Lee Lenza, was convicted of the crime of murder in the second degree as a result of the death of his former wife, Tina Lenza. The jury fixed his punishment at life imprisonment. Defendant appeals from the judgment entered upon the jury verdict. We affirm.

Defendant presents eleven issues for our consideration. We will not consider the points in the order in the brief but will sometimes refer to them as numbered in the brief. We consider first defendant’s contention that “The State failed to make a submissible case in that it was not shown that the alleged…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Thummel v. KingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
  2. State v. ShilkettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
  3. State v. LuskSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  4. State v. DodsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. State v. DurenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Michael Lenza v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden Attorney General of the State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  2. State v. CannadyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
  4. State v. McGinnisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. State v. AdamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991

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