Legal Opinion

State v. Peters

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 29, 1993No. 75036PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

William M. Peters, appellant, was charged by indictment with one count of assault and one count of armed criminal action. The events leading to these charges occurred in January 1990. The victim was married to, but separated from, Peters at the time of the incident. They had been separated for about a year. Apparently, the victim had agreed to see Peters over the weekend of January 12, 1990, so that Peters could spend some time with his two young sons. On a trip to the park to shoot off firecrackers, Peters began to brutally beat the victim. In the course of the day, Peters…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bottoson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. HilandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  3. State v. LashleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  4. State v. ClineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
  5. State v. JonesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by34 opinions

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