Legal Opinion

State v. Boyer

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 22, 1972No. 56403PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

Joseph Arthur Boyer, Jr., was convicted by a jury of murder, first degree. The jury failed to agree on punishment, and the court assessed punishment at life imprisonment. Sentence and judgment were rendered accordingly. §§ 559.010, 559.030, V.A.M.S.; Criminal Rule 27.03, V.A.M.R.

Joseph Arthur Boyer was charged by information with the deliberate and premeditated murder of Larry James Smith by shooting him with a 22-caliber Sears rifle in Jefferson County, Missouri, September 17, 1969.

On September 17, 1969, Ray Starr was the owner of a Standard service station at the…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. ReeseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
  2. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
  3. State v. GriffinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
  4. State v. TillmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  5. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1948

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. HindmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. State v. McElroyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Boyer v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. State v. KerrMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. State v. ArmbrusterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976

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