Legal Opinion

State v. McClain

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 13, 1966No. 51756PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EAGER, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of first degree robbery and, upon a finding of prior felony convictions by the court, he was sentenced to a term of ten years’ imprisonment. He was ably represented at the trial, and here, by two appointed attorneys. A lengthy and detailed motion for a new trial was overruled by the lapse of 90 days, in accordance with Criminal Rule 27.20, and the defendant has appealed as a poor person, with transcript furnished gratuitously. Counsel assign as error the denial of defendant’s motions for acquittal, but not on the insufficiency of the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. White v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. State v. WynneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944
  5. State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  2. State v. HillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
  3. State v. WoodsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. State v. PeckSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  5. Holtkamp v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979

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