Legal Opinion
State v. Ray
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 1997No. WD 52109PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLIS, Judge.
Fred Ray was convicted by a Lafayette County jury of second degree murder, § 565.021, 1 and armed criminal action, § 571.015.1. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of life and ten years imprisonment, respectively. Ray appeals.
On Monday night, April 17,1995, Fred and Connie Ray’s sixteen year old daughter, Lora, ran away from home. Gina Nettleson, a friend of Lora’s, told the Rays to look for her at Howie Adams’ house, a reputed drug house. The Rays went to the Adams’ house, where they met Brian “Howie” Adams, although Howie did not identify himself at that time. The Rays asked…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. PurleeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- State v. CopelandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996
- Tune v. Synergy Gas Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1994
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3Cited by11 opinions
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