Legal Opinion

State v. Adams

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 10, 1966No. 51964PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMAN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged with the offense of robbery in the first degree. See §§ 560.120 and 560.135 (all statutory references are to RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S.). The amended information also charged a prior felony conviction. The jury found defendant guilty as charged and the court fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of five years. Defendant has appealed from the judgment.

The victim of the alleged robbery was one Wilbur Wilks. Wilks died shortly after the robbery. The transcript indicates that his death may have resulted from a heart attack…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Routt v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
  2. State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  3. State v. HerronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
  4. State v. BroderickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
  5. State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Missouri · 1930

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  2. State v. KeeneySupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  3. People v. DavisColorado Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. State v. TivisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. State v. AldershofSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976

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