Legal Opinion

State v. Shurn

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 21, 1993No. 71098PublishedCited by 190 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Judge.

A jury convicted Daryl Shurn of murder in the first degree, but could not agree on sentence. The trial court then sentenced him to death. After an evidentiary hearing, the post-conviction court overruled his Rule 29.15 motion. On appeal, Shurn raises 21 points of error. This Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const. art. V, § 3. This Court affirms.

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The state charged Shurn and William Weaver with first degree murder for the death of Charles Taylor. This Court reviews the facts in the light most favorable to the verdict. State v. Guinan, 665 S.W.2d 325, 327 (Mo.…

2Cases cited71 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by190 opinions

  1. State v. TokarSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996
  2. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  3. State v. ChaneySupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  4. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
  5. State v. StoreySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995

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