Legal Opinion

State v. DeLuca

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided January 12, 1970No. 54657PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

James Cornelius DeLuca, with a prior felony conviction, was charged with robbery, first degree. A jury convicted him of the charge and the court fixed his punishment at 18-years’ imprisonment. Sections 556.280, 560.120, and 560.135, V.A.M. S.

On February 21, 1968, at about 5 :20 or 5:25 p. m., a lone man wearing a topcoat entered the Universal C. I. T. Finance Company office in Mexico (Audrain County), Missouri. The man had his hands in his pockets and the right-hand pocket was pushed or protruded forward as though it contained a gun. James Ralph Hayden, office manager,…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. State v. KeeneySupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  5. State v. MentorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. State v. CrossmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  2. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  3. State v. RichardsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  4. People v. KnowlesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  5. State v. RossSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973

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