Legal Opinion
State v. Coody
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 1, 1993No. 18056PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHRUM, Judge.
The defendant Brian A. Coody was convicted by a jury of one count of abuse of a child, § 568.060, RSMo Supp.1990, and one count of second degree murder, § 565.021.-1(2), RSMo 1986 (felony-murder). The underlying felony to support the murder conviction was the child abuse offense.
The trial court found the defendant to be a prior and persistent offender and sentenced him to consecutive terms of life imprisonment on the murder conviction and 20 years on the child abuse conviction.
The defendant’s appeal presents three questions.
1. Was the defendant’s constitutional right to be free…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Cage v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- State v. AntwineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
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3Cited by9 opinions
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