Legal Opinion
State v. Vinzant
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 29, 1986No. WD 36854PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge.
Terry Ray Vinzant was charged by information with the offense of murder in the second degree, § 565.004, RSMo. 1978 1 (erroneously specified in the information as § 559.020, RSMo. 1969) and, in a .jury trial, he was convicted and sentenced to a term of twenty-five years. On this appeal, he presents six points of alleged trial error.
The victim in the case was Lola Vinzant, appellant’s mother.. At the time of the events relevant to the case, Lola was living in a trailer home situated in a complex of similar homes in Pleasant Hill. Appellant was also staying in the trailer…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bottoson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. ShawSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- City of Ash Grove v. ChristianMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
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