Legal Opinion
State v. Coleman
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 14, 1970No. 55226PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMAN, Judge.
The information in this case charged defendant with felony-murder (first degree) in the commission of arson as a result of which Geraldine Settle was burned to death. See § 559.010. 1 A trial resulted in a verdict of guilty and the death penalty was assessed. See § 559.-030. Defendant has appealed.
On this appeal there is no contention that the evidence was insufficient to support the submission of the offense charged and hence it is not necessary for us to set out all of the sordid details of the tragic occurrence hereinafter described.
The event in question occurred in the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Boulden v. HolmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- People v. MorseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by29 opinions
- People v. PowellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- State v. PruittSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- State v. AgeeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
- State v. MillerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- State v. LeeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
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