Legal Opinion
State v. Gray
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided October 25, 1968No. 52502, 49313PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. DONALD MURPHY, Special Judge.
Appellant Dan Westley Gray was found guilty of murder in the second degree in the Circuit Court of New Madrid County on September 21, 1961, and sentenced to confinement for sixty years. He was represented by counsel of his own choice.
The undisputed facts are that the appellant shot and killed one Cleatus Phillips, a deputy sheriff, while the latter was attempting to arrest him pursuant to a warrant. The conviction was affirmed by Division One of this Court on October 8, 1962 (State v. Gray, Mo., 360 S.W.2d 642), in an opinion wherein the facts are succinctly…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- State v. GraySupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
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